Alatau (, Alatau; , Alatau), formerly known as Zhetigen, Nikolaevka (, Jetñgen, ìÃÂêøïÃÂÃÂ; , Zhetygen) is a town in Almaty Region of Kazakhstan. It is located some 50 km north of Almaty, on the Turksib rail line.
On November 15, 2023, a decree was prepared by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, "On changes in the administrative and territorial structure of the Almaty region" with the assignment of the village to the status of a city and subsequent renaming to Alatau. On January 9, 2024, the village of Zhetygen was transformed into a city of regional subordination and renamed Alatau. On 20 March, 2026, deputies of the Parliament approved in the first reading a draft law establishing the special status of Alatau.