Kokshetau, also spelled kokcetav, is a city and administrative centre of Akmola region of Kazakhstan. Kokshetau city lies along the southern edge of the Ishim Steppe of Kazakhstan.
Kokshetau Kazakhstan city map location
Kokshetau city origin of name is from kazakh word "kokshetau" which means "sky-colored mountain".
Kokshetau Kazakhstan city sign
Kokshetau Kazakhstan city entrance
Kokshetau Kazakhstan city population - 125,200 (2007). Kokshetau Kazakhstan city calling code - +7-7162. Kokshetau Kazakhstan city postal code - 020000.
Kokshetau Kazakhstan city general view
Kokshetau Kazakhstan city history
Kokshetau city was founded in 1824 as an administrative outpost when the Russians extended their control over the Kazakhs.
Kokshetau Kazakhstan city architecture
Kokshetau became a district administrative centre in 1868 and an oblast centre in 1944, but Kokshetau city greatest expansion occurred in the 1960s following the campaign to open virgin lands in Kazakhstan to agriculture and the construction of important new factories in the region.
Kokshetau Kazakhstan city views
Kokshetau Kazakhstan city economy
Kokshetau city of Kazakhstan is now a substantial industrial center and the junction of the Trans-Kazakhstan and Middle Siberian railways.
Kokshetau Kazakhstan city TV tower
Kokshetau Kazakhstan city airport
Kokshetau Kazakhstan city university
Kokshetau Kazakhstan city main attractions
Kokshetau city of Kazakhstan has a teacher-training institute and two museums.
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