Medeu tract, Mountain tract in Medeu district, Kazakhstan.

Medeu tract is a mountain gorge in the valley of the Malaya Almatinka River, in the foothills of the Trans-Ili Alatau ridge at 1520–1750 m, 14 km southeast of central Almaty. Its natural boundaries are the Kimasar spur, Kabyrgatau and Kumbel peak. The Medeu mudflow-protection dam, built in 1966, stands on the territory, with the Medeu high-mountain sports complex below it.

In 1893 the Semirechye governor granted Medeu Pusurmanov land by the Kimasar gorge, next to General Kolpakovsky's summer cottage; the wooden houses built there became the Forest School. In 1920 Commissar Dmitry Furmanov fixed the Russian name "Medeo" and ordered a kumys-treatment recreation zone in that former school. In 1973 the world's first dam built by blasting stopped a mudflow from the slopes; in 1980 the tract joined Almaty's city limits as Medeu district.

The name Medeu comes from Medeu Pusurmanov, who was granted this land near the Kimasar gorge in 1893 by the governor of Semirechye; wooden houses built on it were later called the Forest School. In 1920 Commissar Dmitry Furmanov fixed the Russian form "Medeo" and ordered a kumys-treatment recreation zone opened in that former school building.

The tract can be reached by public transport from the city center, with buses serving multiple entry points along the valley roads. Starting early in the day is advised since paths can get busy when weather is favorable.

In 1969, pines were planted on the western slope of Mount Serkebay to spell out "100 years of Lenin"; the inscription is now legible only from a very high altitude. The name "Medeo" was fixed in 1920 by commissar Dmitry Furmanov, who ordered a kumys-based health resort opened in the former Forest School building.