Baluan Sholak Sports Palace
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The Baluan Sholak Sports Palace (Kazakh, Baluan Şolaq atyndağy sport saraiy, Dvorets sporta Baluana Sholaka) or Bolyan Sholak Sports Palace is a Palace of Sports in Almaty, the former capital of Kazakhstan. It was built in 1967 and extensively renovated in 2009–2011. It is named after Baluan Sholak, a celebrated Kazakh composer, singer, poet, dombra player, dzhigit and wrestler. It is the home arena for Aisulu Almaty, a women's ice hockey team based in Almaty, and HC Almaty, an ice hockey team playing in the Kazakhstan Hockey Championship.
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