Akkol Explained

Official Name:Aqköl
Native Name:Ақкөл
Pushpin Map:Kazakhstan#Asia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Kazakhstan
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Aqmola Region
Subdivision Type2:Aqköl District
Leader Title:Akim
Leader Name:Yury Kurushin
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1887
Area Total Km2:9400
Population As Of:2009
Population Total:14217
Timezone:UTC+6
Utc Offset:+6
Coordinates:52°N 70.9333°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:020100
Area Code:+7 71638
Website:http://akkol.akmol.kz/

Akkol (Ақкөл, Aqköl), formerly known as Alexeyevka (Russian: italic=yes|Алексеевка, until 1997), is a town in northern Kazakhstan. It is located north of the national capital Nur-Sultan along the highway between Nur-Sultan and the Burabay National Nature Park. The town is the administrative centre of Aqköl District of Aqmola Region. Most of the people are Kazakhs and Russians. There are smaller minorities of Ukrainians and Germans. The population is

From its foundation in 1887 till 1997 it had borne the name Alexeyevka. It sits on the western side of a lake of the same name. Thus, it is located between the lake, thick pine forest running to the Russian Federation and a broad plain spreading towards Nur-Sultan. The population of the neighbourhood centre numbers around 14,000 inhabitants. The Kazakh population is around 40%. The rest is composed mostly of the Slavonic people, such as Russians and Ukrainians. Most of the buildings in the town consist of single-storey private houses, though there are also many five-storey buildings in the town. On the western side Aqköl is sheltered by a pine-covered volcano named in Russian Kalancha (Watchtower) and in Kazakh Monshakty (having beads). There is also a ground mission control centre of Kazcosmos inside the pine forest as well as a ski resort named “SharZhum” which accommodates guests and tourists throughout the year on the timber edge. There is also a municipal park in the middle of Aqköl. The town is divided into two parts by a railroad intersected by two curved bridges and one railroad crossing with barrier.