Aktau

English

Etymology

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

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)
Kazakh: Ақтау (Aqtau)
Russian: Акта́у (ru) (Aktáu)

Anagrams

Takau

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