Aktau

English

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Etymology

from Kazakh: Ak-tau, "white mountain", name which may be due to its cliffs that overlook the Caspian Sea

Proper noun

Aktau

A city (population 160,000), Kazakhstan's main seaport on the Caspian Sea. Official city name 1963-64 and since 1991.

Synonyms

Melovoye (1958-)
Guryev-20 (-1963)
Shevchenko (official name from 1964 to 1991)

Translations

a Kazakh city

Kazakh: Ақтау (Aqtaw)

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