Aktau
city in western Kazakhstan
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Summary
Aktau is a city[1]. Aktau ranks in the top 8% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,058 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Aqtaū Qalasy[3]
- Country: Kazakhstan[4], Soviet Union[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Caspian Sea[6]
- Head of government: Nurdäulet Qilybai[7]
- Instance of: big city[8], city of regional significance[9]
- Twinned administrative body: Atyrau[10], Sumgait[11], Constanța[12], Poti[13], Gorgan[14], Cherkasy[15], Samsun[16], Urgench[17], Klaipėda[18], Astrakhan[19], Orenburg[20], Makhachkala[21], Samara[22], Elista[23]
- Postal code: 130000[24]
- Commons category: Aktau[25]
- Located in time zone: UTC+05:00[26]
- Local dialing code: 7292[27]
- Inception: 1958[28]
- Significant event: Caspian Summit[29]
- Official website: https://aktau.gov.kz/[30]
- Topic's main category: Category:Aktau[31]
- Population: 170,670[32], 110,575[33], 159,245[34], 143,396[35], 166,962[36], 183,350[37], 199,644[38], 261,907[39], 169,000[40], 59,015[41], 154,718[42], 159,227[43], 188,791[44], 183,097[45]
- Time of earliest written record: 1961[46]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[47], Great dictionary of geographical names[48]
- Capital of: Mangystau Region[49]
- Official name: Ақтау[50]
- Category for people born here: Q8042827[51]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Aktau[52]
- Native label: Ақтау[53]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Aktau[54]
- Owner of: Jas Qanat Stadium[55]
- Elevation above sea level: -8 m[56]
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Physical Characteristics
Aktau covers an area of 140,000,000 m²[57].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Aktau include Aktau Airport[58], an airport[59], in Kazakhstan[60].
Why It Matters
Aktau has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] Aktau is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]
Entities named for Aktau include Aktau Airport[58], an airport[59], in Kazakhstan[60].