Etymology

Aktau

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Today it means: A city (population 160,000), Kazakhstan's main seaport on the Caspian Sea. Official city name 1963-64 and since 1991. Full definition →

Kazakh Ақтау
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  1. Kazakh · borrowed fromАқтау
  2. English todayAktau

From Kazakh Ақтау (Aqtaw, literally “white mountain”), name which may be due to its cliffs that overlook the Caspian Sea.

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