Stepnogorsk Explained

Official Name:Stepnogorsk
Native Name:Степногорск
Pushpin Map:Kazakhstan
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kazakhstan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Kazakhstan
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Akmola Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Government Type:Mayor-council government
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Kairzhanov Alpysbay
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2009
Population Total:46,712
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Utc Offset:+5
Coordinates:52.3497°N 71.89°W

Stepnogorsk (Kazakh: Степногорск|translit=Stepnogorsk; Russian: Степногорск) is a town in Akmola Region, Kazakhstan.

History

Stepnogorsk was established in 1959, and has been a town since 1964. It began as a closed town with code names Tselinograd-25 (Russian: Целиноград-25), Makinsk-2 (Russian: Макинск-2). The town is known as a nuclear and biochemical site,[1] which was known as the Stepnogorsk Scientific and Technical Institute for Microbiology.

External links

52.3497°N 71.89°W

Notes and References

  1. https://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/12/magazine/anthrax-island.html?sec=&spon=&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink Report includes interview with a microbiologist who "ran a huge bioweapons production plant in Stepnogorsk"