Nomad City (Konaev)
Like a medieval city of the Great Steppe
Sets of a medieval Kazakh city on the left bank of the Ili, opposite Tamgaly-Tas: fortress gates, a mosque, a central square, the khan's headquarters, workshops and a zindan. The city was built in 2004 for the film “Nomad”, and “Day Watch” was later shot here. Since 2025 it belongs to the city of Konaev. Across the Ili are the Tamgaly-Tas rocks with 17th–18th-century Buddhist carvings, which you can shoot the same day. This location is in our database: you don't pay for the location, and we handle the permits.
- Location fee
- Free of charge
- From Almaty
- 106 km, 1 h 40 min
- Best season
- April–June, September–October
- Status
- Film sets
- Permits
- We arrange it, 14 days
- Drones
- In tourist zones, after registration
- Where the crew stays
- Konaev hotels
Good for
Period films and series, fantasy, Eastern fairy tales, music videos.
Shot here
- “January 12 Vidudala”India, dir. Anil Ravipudi, 2026
- Day WatchRussia, dir. Timur Bekmambetov, 2006
Can be combined in one trip
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