Petropavl (Petropavlovsk) Kazakhstan city
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Petropavl (Petropavlovsk) Kazakhstan city overview
Petropavl city coat of arms
Petropavl city map location
Petropavl or Petropavlovsk (Russian spelling) is a city and capital of North Kazakhstan oblast of Kazakhstan. Petropavl city lies along Ishim River in the center of Ishim Steppe.
Petropavl city origin of name: city of Peter and Paul, named for the church of Saints Peter and Paul there.
Petropavl Kazakhstan city population - 193,000 (2007).
Petropavl Kazakhstan city phone code - +7-7152.
Petropavl Kazakhstan city postal codes - 150001-150013.
Petropavl city streets
Petropavl (Petropavlovsk) Kazakhstan city history
Petropavl city is the second oldest oblast center in northern Kazakhstan after Pavlodar.
Petropavlovsk city was founded as a Russian fort in 1752 and soon became an important center of trade between Russia and Central Asia and Kazakh steppes. Trans-Siberian Railroad reached Petropavlovsk city in 1896, and by 1917 the population was nearly 50,000.
Petropavl city views
Petropavl (Petropavlovsk) Kazakhstan city economy
Today Petropavl city has some notable industrial undertakings and accounts for about nine-tenths of the industrial output of the oblast. Petropavl city is also important as the junction of Trans-Siberian and Trans-Kazakhstan railroads.
Petropavl city central park
Petropavl city Eternal Flame
Petropavl city 19th century steam engine
Petropavl city administration building
Petropavlovsk city sceneries
Petropavl (Petropavlovsk) Kazakhstan city main attractions
Petropavl city has a theater, a television station, and a teacher-training institute.
Petropavlovsk city mosque
Petropavlovsk city churches