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ASTANA – Aktau, one of Kazakhstan’s youngest cities on the Caspian Sea, offers memorable beach resorts, theatres and night life.
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Brief History
Known as Aktau from 1961-1963, the name was changed to Shevchenko in honour of Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko, who was in exile in Kazakhstan in the mid-19th century. The industrial city returned to its former designation on Sept. 13, 1991.
The decision to use Aktau as a host for an atomic power plant was made by Soviet leadership in the early 1950s with the participation of the …read more
Source: The Astana Times
