Koksetau or Köksetau (Also known as Kokchetav and Kokshetau) is the administrative center of Aqmola Province, northern Kazakhstan. It has a population of 123,400 (1997 census). The name of the city established in 1824 means "sky-coloured mountain". After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the city has been left with few manufacturing industries. There are urban light industries such as food production. The region produces low grades of wheat and other cultures. There is a gold mining operation north of the city. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Aqmola is a province of Kazakhstan. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gold mining consists of the processes and techniques employed in the removal of gold from the ground. ...

Kokshetau has one airport with flights to Almaty and Petropavlovsk. The city is connected by railroad with Russia, as well southern Kazakhstan. Map showing Almatys location in Kazakhstan Almaty Orthodox church Mosque Almaty (Алматы; formerly known as Alma-Ata, also Vernyj, Vyernyi (Верный) in Imperial Russia) is the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of 1,185,900 (2004) (8% of the population of Kazakhstan) citizens. ... Petropavlovsk can refer to: Petropavlovsk (or Petropavl) in Kazakhstan Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Russia This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ...

Astana, the new capital of Kazakhstan, lies some 300 km to the south-east. Koksetau is well known for its nature and tourist sites, such as Borovoe (Burabai) Resort, among others. Coordinates:  - Mayor Askar Mamin Population (estimated)  - City 600,000 Time zone BTT (UTC+6) Astana (Kazakh: Астана; former names include Akmola, Tselinograd, and Aqmola), estimated population of 600,000 (2004), is the second largest city and the capital of Kazakhstan since 1997. ...

External links

• www.kokshetau.narod.ru
• www.akmo.kz
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• Kokshetau travel guide from Wikitravel

Coordinates: 53°17′N, 69°23′E Wikitravel is a project to create an open content, complete, up-to-date, and reliable world-wide travel guide. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...