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Petropavlovsk is a city and capital of North Kazakhstan oblast of Kazakhstan. Petropavlovsk lies along the Ishim River in the centre of the Ishim Steppe. Population of Petropavlovsk is about 253,000 (2002 est.).
Petropavlovsk origin of name: city of Peter and Paul, named for the church of Saints Peter and Paul there.
history
Petropavlovsk is the second oldest oblast centre in northern Kazakhstan after Pavlodar. Petropavlovsk was founded as a Russian fort in 1752 and soon became an important centre of trade between Russia and Central Asia and the Kazakh steppes. The Trans-Siberian Railroad reached Petropavlovsk in 1896, and by 1917 the population was nearly 50,000.
economy
Petropavlovsk now has some notable industrial undertakings and accounts for about nine-tenths of the industrial output of the oblast. Petropavlovsk is also important as the junction of the Trans-Siberian and Trans-Kazakhstan railroads.
main attractions
Petropavlovsk has a theatre, a television station, and a teacher-training institute. |
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