Aktobe, Administrative center in western Kazakhstan.
Aktobe extends across both banks of the Ilek River, with residential districts spreading outward from a central core at an elevation of 225 meters.
The city originated as a Russian military fortification called Bieli Kholm in 1869, marking the start of permanent settlement in this region of Kazakhstan.
The Regional Museum of Art in Aktobe contains more than 10,000 artifacts including traditional Kazakh textiles, nomadic tools, and historical documents.
Aktobe International Airport connects the city with regular flights to Moscow, Almaty, and Astana, while the central railway station provides transportation across Central Asia.
The city maintains eight specialized districts named after different locations, including microdistricts called Moscow and Shanghai, reflecting its multicultural development pattern.
Location: Aktobe City Administration
Inception: May 28, 1869
Elevation above the sea: 225 m
GPS coordinates: 50.28361,57.22972
Latest update: May 26, 2025 19:08
Orenburg Nature Reserve
86.4 km
Shaytantau Nature Reserve
168 km
Orsk Fortress
145.7 km
Aktobe Reservoir
17.2 km
First President of Kazakhstan Park
3.1 km
Nur Ghasyr mosque
2.9 km
Central Bazaar
433 m
Pushkin State Drama Theatre
136.9 km
Regional Kazhak Drama Theatre Takhavi Akhtanov
110 m
Aktobe Planetarium
711 m
Taras Shevchenko monument
136.6 km
Abat-Baitak
96.6 km
Nurdaulet mosque
5.4 km
Aktobe Central mosque
513 m
St. Nicholas Cathedral
2.7 km
Әүлиәташ (Ырымбур өлкәһе)
169.5 km
Орск тыуған яҡты өйрәнеү музейы
137.4 km
Pushkin's Park
260 m
Mega Shygys
2.7 km
Philharmonic Hall
3.3 km
Nur Mosque
85.5 km
Monument to Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
6.7 km
Mass grave of Muslim revolutionaries who died in 1918 during the defense of Orsk
138.6 km
Aktobe Region "Rukhaniyat" Museum
2.9 km
Cathedral of St. John of Kronstadt
155.4 km
Proletarskiy Rayon
4.5 km
Ebita
99.4 km
Медуза парк
3 kmReviews
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