Aksu
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- Location: China, Kazakhstan, Turkey
1. 'White Water' in Uighur and Turkish from ak and su 'water'.
2. China (Sinkiang Uighur Autonomous Region): it was the Kingdom of Baluka.
3. Kazakhstan: there are three towns called Aksu (Aqsū), all named after the River Aksu. The town north-east of Shymkent was formerly Belyye Vody 'White Water' in Russian.
4. Turkey: named after the Turkish River Aksu.
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Oxford Dictionary of Place Names
Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. Copyright © John Everett-Heath 2005. All rights reserved.
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