Kostanay (Qostanay) Kazakhstan city

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• overview
• history
• economy
• main attractions

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Kostanay (Qostanay) Kazakhstan city overview

Kostanay city coat of arms

Kostanay city map location

Kostanay, also spelled Kustanai, or Qostanay, is a city and administrative center of Kostanay oblast (region) of Kazakhstan, on Tobol River.

Kostanay Kazakhstan city population - 210,000 (2008).
Kostanay Kazakhstan city land area - 740 sq. km.
Kostanay Kazakhstan city calling code - +7-7142.
Kostanay Kazakhstan city postal code - 110000.

Kostanay city streets views

Kostanay (Qostanay) Kazakhstan city history

Kostanay city was founded by Russian settlers from Volga region in 1879. Kostanay became a center of trade in the steppe, particularly in grain, a role that was enhanced by the construction of a branch railway in 1913.

Kostanay received the status of oblast center in 1933, but its greatest expansion dates from the mid-1950s because of the Virgin and Idle Lands Campaign of USSR, which extended agriculture and hastened the exploitation of mineral wealth, and the construction of rail lines in Kostanay oblast.

Qostanay city sceneries

Qostanay city university

Qostanay city administration building

Qostanay city theater

Qostanay city stadium

Kostanay (Qostanay) Kazakhstan city economy

Kostanay city most economically important industries are food processing and other light enterprises. Though there are vehicle and agricultural-equipment repair shops, and spare parts are produced for excavators and mining equipment in Kostanay city.

Kostanay city view

Kostanay city steam engine at railway station

Kostanay city water park

Kostanay (Qostanay) Kazakhstan city main attractions

Kostanay city has a teacher-training institute, museum and theater.

Kostanay city mosque

Kostanay city Orthodox churches

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