Kokshetau
| Kokshetau Көкшетау |
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 Kokshetau
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| Coordinates: 53°17′N 69°23′E / 53.283°N 69.383°ECoordinates: 53°17′N 69°23′E / 53.283°N 69.383°E | |||
| Country | Kazakhstan | ||
| Province | Akmola | ||
| Founded | 1824 | ||
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| • Akim (mayor) | Bakyt Saparov | ||
| Population (January 1, 2010)[1] | |||
| • Total | 146,933 | ||
| Time zone | UTC +6 (UTC+6) | ||
| Postal code | 020000 | ||
| Area code(s) | +7 7162 | ||
Kokshetau (Kazakh: Көкшетау / Kökşetaw / كوكشەتاۋ), formerly known as Kokchetav (Russian: Кокчетав, until 1993) is the administrative center of Akmola Province, northern Kazakhstan. It has a population of 125,225 (2007 census).
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[edit] Geography
Astana, the new capital of Kazakhstan, is distant 1245 km south-eastwards. Kokshetau is well known for its nature and tourist sites, such as Burabay (Borovoe) Resort, among others. Kokshetau was settled on a lake, called Kopa (Russian: Копа).
[edit] History
The town was founded in 1824 as a fortress, named for the Kokshetau hill it was built on; the name is Kazakh for "greenish mountain".[2] In 1868 it became an uyezd center.
During the late 1930s, as a result of the Polish operation of the NKVD and related national operations, especially against Germans, many former residents of the kresy were forcibly settled in this region, and Kokchetav became the center of the Polish diaspora in Kazakhstan.[3] On March 16, 1944, the Kokchetav Oblast was created, with Kokchetav as its administrative center.
[edit] Industry
There are urban light industries such as food production. The region produces low grades of wheat and other cultures. There is a gold mining operation north of the city.
Kokshetau Mineral Waters company produces drinks such as still, sparkling water of the high-quality. It also produces alcohol beverages. The most known brands are: still and sparkling water "Свежесть", sparkling water "Кулагер" and still water "Туран", vodka brands "Хаома", "Дастур". Company's web-site: Kokshetau Mineral Waters
Kokshetau is the termination of world's only operational powerline with a voltage greater than 1000 kV, the Powerline Ekibastuz-Kokshetau.
[edit] Transport
Kokshetau has one airport with flights to Almaty and Petropavl. The city is connected by railroad with southern Kazakhstan and Russia. Road transport to Astana include buses and shared taxis. The trip to Astana takes approximately 3 hours.
[edit] Restaurants
Kokshetau has a wide range of restaurants and cafes. While many of these restaurants have menus in either Russian or Kazakh, some do have menus in English. Popular restaurants among the ex-pat community include the Edinburgh restaurant at the Plaza Hotel and the Boulevard Cafe on Abay street. The Pyramid Cafe, close to the cinema is a popular spot for pizza. Cafe Annie is an Armenian restaurant with good food and a lively local clientele. Cafe Sevan is another cafe on the main street, Gorky Street, and is a popular hangout for the ex-pat community on a Wednesday evening.
[edit] Sister cities
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.akmola.stat.kz/oblasti/koksh.htm
- ^ E.M. Pospelov, Geograficheskie nazvaniya mira (Moscow, 1998), p. 208.
- ^ Kate Brown, A Biography of No Place: From Ethnic Borderland to Soviet Heartland (Harvard University Press, 2004: ISBN 0674011686), pp. 173-74.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Kokshetau |
- www.kokshe.biz - Companies and services Kokshetau
- www.kokshetau.narod.ru
- www.akmo.kz
- www.kokshetau.kz
- www.sinegor.kz - local newspaper's web-site "Любимый город" ("My Favourite City")
- Kokshetau travel guide from Wikitravel
[edit] Photos and videos
- 360° QTVR fullscreen panoramas of the Kokshetau
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