Al-Farabi Kazakh National University is one of the oldest universities in Kazakhstan, among the top 250 best world universities, and the 50 most technologically advanced universities in the world. The university complex with more than 90 hectares of area is located between the Esentai River in the east, the Botanical Garden in the west, and Timiryazev Street in the north to Al-Farabi Avenue in the south.