Aktau

English

Etymology

From Kazakh Ақтау (Aqtau, literally “white mountain”), name which may be due to its cliffs that overlook the Caspian Sea.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑkˈtaʊ/

Proper noun

Aktau

  1. 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)

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