Aktau

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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)

Translations

a Kazakh city

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿克套 (zh) (Ākètào)

• French: Aktaou f
• Kazakh: Ақтау (Aqtau)
• Russian: Акта́у (ru) (Aktáu)

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