Aktobe

English

A view on Aktobe city with the Nurdaulet Mosque.

Alternative forms

• Aqtöbe

Etymology

From Kazakh Ақтөбе (Aqtöbe), a compound of ақ (aq, “white”) and төбе (töbe, “hill”), referring to the heights on which the original 19th century settlement was located.

Proper noun

Aktobe

1. A city in Northwest Kazakhstan with 375,000 inhabitants.

Synonyms

• Aktyubinsk (official name, 1891-1999)

Translations

Kazakh city

• Azerbaijani: Aqtöbe (az)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿克托別／阿克托别 (Ākètuōbié)

• Kazakh: Ақтөбе (Aqtöbe)
• Uyghur: ئاقتۆبە (aqtöbe)