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Aktobe

Aktobe (Kazakh: Ақтөбе, Aqtöbe; Russian: Актюбинск, Aktyubinsk) is a city on the Ilek River in Kazakhstan. With a population of 320,000, it is the capital of Aktobe Province. Aktobe has a mixed ethnic community, including Kazakhs, Russians, Ukrainians, Tatars, Uyghurs, Chechens, Armenians, Jews and Greeks. Before perestroika the city also was home to a sizeable German community.

The name "Aktobe" comes from Kazakh "ақ" (white) and "төбе" (hill); the name is a reference to the heights on which the original 19th century settlement was located.

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aktobe

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  • Hotel Dastan, Alessandro (guest) wrote 12 years ago:
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50°15'53"N   57°13'35"E
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