Aktau
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Aktau_panorama.jpg/220px-Aktau_panorama.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From Kazakh Ақтау (Aqtau, literally “white mountain”), name which may be due to its cliffs that overlook the Caspian Sea.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Aktau
- A city (population 160,000), Kazakhstan's main seaport on the Caspian Sea. Official city name 1963-64 and since 1991.
Synonyms
[edit]- Melovoye (1958-)
- Guryev-20 (-1963)
- Shevchenko (official name from 1964 to 1991)
Translations
[edit]a Kazakh city