Aktau
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Aktau
Summary
Aktau is a city[1]. Aktau ranks in the top 8% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (339 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Aktau is located in Aqtaū Qalasy[3].
- Aktau is in the country of Kazakhstan[4].
- Aktau is in the country of Soviet Union[5].
- Aktau is on the body of water Caspian Sea[6].
- Aktau's head of government is recorded as Nurdäulet Qilybai[7].
- Aktau's image is recorded as Aktau panorama.jpg[8].
- Aktau's instance of is recorded as city[9].
- Aktau's instance of is recorded as big city[10].
- Aktau's instance of is recorded as city of regional significance[11].
- Aktau's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of Aktau.svg[12].
- Aktau's twinned administrative body is recorded as Atyrau[13].
- Aktau's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sumgait[14].
- Aktau's twinned administrative body is recorded as Constanța[15].
- Aktau's twinned administrative body is recorded as Poti[16].
- Aktau's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gorgan[17].
- Aktau's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cherkasy[18].
- Aktau's twinned administrative body is recorded as Samsun[19].
- Aktau's twinned administrative body is recorded as Urgench[20].
- Aktau's twinned administrative body is recorded as Klaipėda[21].
- Aktau's twinned administrative body is recorded as Astrakhan[22].
- Aktau's twinned administrative body is recorded as Orenburg[23].
- Aktau's twinned administrative body is recorded as Makhachkala[24].
- Aktau's twinned administrative body is recorded as Samara[25].
- Aktau's twinned administrative body is recorded as Elista[26].
- Aktau's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ishimbay[27].
Body
Geography
Country listings include Kazakhstan[4], a sovereign state[28], in Kazakhstan[29], founded in 1991[30] and Soviet Union[5], a federal republic[31], in Soviet Union[32], founded in 1922[33]. Aktau is located in Aqtaū Qalasy[3]. Aktau is on the body of water Caspian Sea[6].
Physical Characteristics
Aktau's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+140000000'}[34]. Aktau's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '-8'}[35]. Population counts include {'amount': '+170670'}[36], {'amount': '+110575'}[37], {'amount': '+159245'}[38], {'amount': '+143396'}[39], {'amount': '+166962'}[40], and {'amount': '+183350'}[41].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include city[9], big city[10], and city of regional significance[11].
History and Context
+1958-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Aktau[42].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Aktau include Aktau Airport[43], an airport[44], in Kazakhstan[45].
Why It Matters
Aktau ranks in the top 8% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (339 views/month).[2] Aktau has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] Aktau is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
Entities named for Aktau include Aktau Airport[43], an airport[44], in Kazakhstan[45].