Petropavl

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Petropavl
native_name = Петропавл
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subdivision_type1 = Province
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subdivision_name1 = North Kazakhstan Province
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established_title = Founded
established_date = 1752
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leader_title =Akim (mayor)
leader_name =Vladimir Nikandrov
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population_total = 193,300
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timezone = BTT
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latd=54|latm=53|lats=0|latNS=N
longd=69|longm=10|longs=0|longEW=E
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postal_code_type = Postal code
postal_code = 150001 - 150013
area_code = +7 7152
website = http://www.sko.kz
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Petropavl ( _kk. Петропавл), also known as Petropavlovsk (from _ru. Петропавловск, not to be confused with Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky) is a city by Ishim River in North Kazakhstan Province of Kazakhstan close to the border with Russia, about 350km west of Omsk along the Trans-Siberian Railway. It is capital of the North Kazakhstan Province. Its population is 193,300 [ [http://www.soltustik.stat.kz/dinamik/raion/Petropavlovsk.htm Город Петропавловск] ] .

History

It was founded in 1752 as a Russian fort extending Russian settlement and influence into the nomadic Kazakh territories to the south. It was granted the status of city in 1807. Petropavl was an important trading center for silk and carpets until the Russian Revolution of 1917.

Famous residents

Cyclist Alexander Vinokourov is a native to the city.

External links

* [http://www.sko.kz Official website]
* [http://www.petropavl.kz/ Informal website]
* [http://mtrk.tv/SMF/index.php Forum MTRK Petropavlovsk]
* [http://www.topix.com/kz/petropavlovsk Petropavlovsk local News in English]

References