Fort-Shevchenko, Port city in Mangystau Region, Kazakhstan.
Fort Shevchenko stands on the eastern shore of the Caspian Sea, featuring streets established two centuries ago and a lighthouse visible for 40 kilometers at sea.
The settlement began as Novopetrovskoe fortification in 1846, changed names multiple times before receiving its current name in 1939 after the Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko.
The Mangystau Ethnographic Museum exhibits 356 paintings created by Taras Shevchenko during his ten-year exile, depicting the natural landscapes and local inhabitants.
Visitors reach Fort Shevchenko by taking a two-hour car journey from Aktau, covering 136 kilometers through the Mangystau region of western Kazakhstan.
The town preserves a cottage where Taras Shevchenko lived, including a water well he built during droughts, now part of the museum complex.
Location: Tupkaragan District
Elevation above the sea: 25 m
GPS coordinates: 44.51667,50.26667
Latest update: May 27, 2025 10:07
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