Aktobe

British

/ aktøˈbe /

noun

Kazakh name: Aqtöbe. Former name (until 1991): Aktyubinsk. an industrial city in W Kazakhstan. Pop: 291 000 (2005 est)

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I instead headed to Aktobe, a city farther to the east, close to the new border, which has moved the city from Asia into Europe.

From Slate • Feb. 6, 2017

I bought a ticket out of Aktobe on a train north to my next stop along the border, in Russia.

From Slate • Feb. 6, 2017

Outside Astana and Almaty, many cities are grim: Aktobe is one of many to suffer mass lay-offs.

From Economist • Jun. 30, 2016

Earlier this year, people took to the streets in Aktobe to protest land reforms that they said could allow land to be sold to investors from Kazakhstan’s powerful neighbors, China and Russia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2016

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