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
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