This is the 6919th most frequent Russian word.
алматы
Almaty - A city in Kazakhstan, formerly its capital.
Here, 'Алматы' is used as a proper noun, referring to a geographic location.
Алматы - город в Казахстане.
Almaty is a city in Kazakhstan.
In this sentence, 'Алматы' denotes a destination and is used with the preposition 'в', indicating a motion towards the place.
Я поеду в Алматы следующим летом.
I will travel to Almaty next summer.
Here, 'Алматы' defines the origin of the residents, showing possessive or associative context.