Hi, my name is Galimzhan, but my friends call me Galim. I came to petroleum capital from the most beautiful city – Almaty. It is the biggest city of Kazakhstan and has the status of administrative, educational, economical and cultural center. It is populated by 1.4 million people of different nationalities: Kazakhs, Russians, Ukrainians, Koreans, Germans, Tatars, Uzbeks, and others. The main languages in Almaty are Russian and Kazakh.

My main reason to come and work for Agip and participate in Special Project 4 is to achieve necessary knowledge and practical skills from foreign specialists who has huge experience in Oil and Gas Industry, and to be part of fuel and energy industry progress for the future of my multinational country.

Almaty was founded as a small settlement in the middle of the Great Silk Road. This city has has risen and fallen due to wars, revolutions, earthquakes, and mudslides. In 1857 it was named Vernyy ("Faithful" in Russian) and from 1921 till 1993 it was named Alma-Ata. In 1993 it was given the present name of Almaty.