Baikonur

Summary

Baikonur is a federal city of Russia^[1]. Baikonur draws 430 Wikipedia views per month (federal_city_of_russia category, ranking #2 of 2).^[2]

Key Facts

• Baikonur is in the country of Kazakhstan^[3].
• Baikonur is in the country of Russia^[4].
• Baikonur's head of government is recorded as Q19861743^[5].
• Baikonur's head of government is recorded as Q126970833^[6].
• Baikonur's head of government is recorded as Q127414235^[7].
• Baikonur's head of government is recorded as Q133797408^[8].
• Baikonur's image is recorded as Baikonur from top 2002.jpg^[9].
• Baikonur's image is recorded as Baykonur sity Gagarin prospect Leninsk stella 2005.jpg^[10].
• Baikonur's instance of is recorded as federal city of Russia^[11].
• Baikonur's instance of is recorded as city^[12].
• Baikonur's instance of is recorded as city of republican significance^[13].
• Baikonur's flag image is recorded as Флаг города Байконур.svg^[14].
• Baikonur's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms Baikonur.svg^[15].
• Baikonur's locator map image is recorded as Baikonur in kazakhstan map 2000.jpg^[16].
• Baikonur's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n99054178^[17].
• Baikonur's postal code is recorded as 468320^[18].
• Baikonur's Commons category is recorded as Baikonur city^[19].
• Baikonur's licence plate code is recorded as 94^[20].
• Baikonur's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 5295657^[21].
• Baikonur's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+06:00^[22].
• Baikonur's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:00^[23].
• Baikonur's located in time zone is recorded as Asia/Almaty^[24].
• Baikonur's local dialing code is recorded as 33622^[25].
• Baikonur's enclave within is recorded as Kyzylorda Region^[26].
• +1955-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Baikonur^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Kazakhstan^[3], a sovereign state^[28], in Kazakhstan^[29], founded in 1991^[30] and Russia^[4], a sovereign state^[31], in Russia^[32], founded in 1991^[33].

Physical Characteristics

Baikonur's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+54975'}^[34]. Baikonur's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+100'}^[35]. Population counts include {'amount': '+73127'}^[36] and {'amount': '+39161'}^[37].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include federal city of Russia^[11], city^[12], and city of republican significance^[13].

History and Context

+1955-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Baikonur^[27].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Baikonur include Baikonur Cosmodrome^[38], a spaceport^[39], in Kazakhstan^[40], founded in 1955^[41].

Why It Matters

Baikonur draws 430 Wikipedia views per month (federal_city_of_russia category, ranking #2 of 2).^[2] Baikonur has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] Baikonur is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for Baikonur include Baikonur Cosmodrome^[38], a spaceport^[39], in Kazakhstan^[40], founded in 1955^[41].