Petropavlovsk (Petropavl) Kazakhstan city


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Petropavlovsk (Petropavl) Kazakhstan city overview

Petropavlovsk (Petropavl) Kazakhstan city coat of arms

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Petropavlovsk or Petropavl (Kazakh spelling) is a city and capital of North Kazakhstan region (oblast) of Kazakhstan. Petropavlovsk city lies along the Ishim River in the centre of the Ishim Steppe.

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Petropavlovsk city of Kazakhstan origin of name: city of Peter and Paul, named for the church of Saints Peter and Paul there.

Petropavlovsk (Petropavl) Kazakhstan city population - 193,000 (2007).
Petropavlovsk (Petropavl) Kazakhstan city calling code - +7-7152.
Petropavlovsk (Petropavl) Kazakhstan city postal codes - 150001-150013.

Petropavlovsk (Petropavl) Kazakhstan city at night time

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Petropavlovsk (Petropavl) Kazakhstan city history

Petropavlovsk city is the second oldest oblast centre in northern Kazakhstan after Pavlodar.

Petropavlovsk (Petropavl) Kazakhstan city architecture

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Petropavlovsk city of Kazakhstan was founded as a Russian fort in 1752 and soon became an important centre of trade between Russia and Central Asia and the Kazakh steppes. The Trans-Siberian Railroad reached Petropavlovsk city in 1896, and by 1917 the population was nearly 50,000.

Petropavlovsk (Petropavl) Kazakhstan city central park

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Petropavlovsk (Petropavl) Kazakhstan city economy

Petropavlovsk city now has some notable industrial undertakings and accounts for about nine-tenths of the industrial output of the oblast. Petropavlovsk city is also important as the junction of the Trans-Siberian and Trans-Kazakhstan railroads.

Petropavlovsk (Petropavl) Kazakhstan city modern architecture

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Petropavlovsk (Petropavl) Kazakhstan city views

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Petropavlovsk (Petropavl) Kazakhstan city main attractions

Petropavlovsk city has a theatre, a television station, and a teacher-training institute.

Petropavlovsk (Petropavl) Kazakhstan city theater

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Petropavlovsk (Petropavl) Kazakhstan city church

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