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Oral, Kazakhstan
Uralsk Time zone UTC+5 (UTC+5)
Уральск
Postal code 090000 - 090013
Area code(s) +7 7112 [1]
Website http://www.uralsk-akimat.kz/
Oral (Kazakh: Орал), Uralsk (Russian: Уральск) in Russ-
ian, formerly known as Yaitsk (Russian: Яицк, until 1775),
is a city in northwestern Kazakhstan, at the confluence
of the Ural and Chogan Rivers close to the Russian bor-
der. As it is located on the western side of the Ural river,
it is considered geographically in Europe. It has a popu-
lation of 350,000. It is the capital of the West Kazakhstan
Province. Ethnic composition is dominated by Kazakhs
(60%).
Oral is an agricultural and industrial center, and has
been an important trade stop since its founding. Barge
traffic has passed up and down the Ural River between
the Caspian Sea and the Ural Mountains for centuries. To-
day it is one of the major entry points for rail traffic from
Europe to Siberia, servicing the many new oil fields in
the Caspian basin and the industrial cities of the south-
Seal ern Urals. It is served by Oral Ak Zhol Airport.
History
Oral, founded in 1613 by Cossacks, was originally named
Yaitsk, after the Yaik river, the name of the Ural river at
the time. Because the Yaik Cossacks (Ural Cossacks) sided
with the insurrectionists during the rebellions of Sten-
ka Razin and Pugachev, Empress Catherine II declared on
January 15, 1775 that the Yaik river would henceforth be
renamed the Ural River and Yaitsk would be known as
Uralsk Uralsk.
Location in Kazakhstan The city was captured by Pugachev, and its fortress
Coordinates: 51°14′0″N 51°22′0″E / 51.233333°N 51.366667°E besieged from December 30, 1773 to April 17, 1774.
/ 51.233333; 51.366667 Czarist troops under Commander Mantsurov took the
city after Golytsin had taken the city of Orenburg from
Country Kazakhstan
the rebel forces.
Province West Kazakhstan Province
First Settled
Pushkin visited the city with his friend Vladimir Dahl
Founded 1584
in September 1833 while doing research for his book The
Incorporated (city)
(city) 1613 History of Pugachev and his novel The Captain’s Daughter.
The city was under siege imposed by Cossaks during
Government
the Russian Civil War. Mikhail Frunze, Vasily Chapaev
• Akim (mayor)
mayor) Samigulla Khamzaevich Orasov
and Georgy Zhukov participated in the defence. Uralsk
Area was renamed Oral (it is never officially renamed to Oral.
• Total 700 km2 (300 sq mi) Oral is a Kazakh translation of Uralsk) after the indepen-
Population (estimated) dence of Kazakhstan in 1991.
• Total 350,000
• Density 300/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
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Sport Pushkin Hotel
FC Akzhayik are a Kazakhstani football club based in the
P. Atoyan stadium in Oral.
Akzhayik also has a bandy section which is the best
team in the country and plays in the 2nd highest division
of Russia.[2] The first international bandy championships
in Kazakhstan was held in the city in the 1990:s, WCS for
boys U15. The city sent a team to the Spartakiade 2009
and finished 2nd.[3]
• Uralsk Mosque
Sister cities
• Orenburg, Russia.
• Ploieşti, Romania.
References
[1] CODE OF ACCESS
• Town hall [2] http://www.livetv.ru/en/matchstory/
06728rhjjfjyiijbkjj/11/
[3] http://akghaik.ucoz.ru/photo/9-1-0-0-2
External links
• "Uralsk, Kazakhstan". NASA Earth Observatory.
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/
NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17093. Retrieved
2006-05-01.
• Uralsk telephone directory
Coordinates: 51°14′N 51°22′E / 51.233°N 51.367°E / 51.233;
51.367
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Categories:
• Populated places in Kazakhstan
• West Kazakhstan Province
• Populated places established in 1613
• Kazakhstan geography stubs
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