A city of north-central Kazakhstan west of Novosibirsk, Russia. It was founded as a fort in 1752. Population: 192,000.
Petropavl
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Pet·ro·pav·l (pĕt'rə-păv'əl, pyĭ-trə-pä'vəl)  or Pet·ro·pav·lovsk
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A city of north-central Kazakhstan west of Novosibirsk, Russia. It was founded as a fort in 1752. Population: 192,000.
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Petropavl (pyĕ'trəpä'vəl) or Petropavlovsk (pyĕ'trəpäv'ləfsk), city (1993 est. pop. 248,000), N Kazakhstan, on the Ishim (Esil) River and at the junction of the Trans-Kazakhstan and Trans-Siberian RR. Small motors, agricultural machinery, leather, felt, and foodstuffs are produced in the city. On the caravan route between Turkistan and W China, Petropavl was founded as a fort in 1752 and became a center for trade between Russia and the central Asian kingdoms. Its industrial development began in the late 19th cent. and intensified during and following World War II.
| Dialing Code: The telephone dialing code for: Petropavlovsk, Kazakhstan |
The country code is: 7
The city code is: 3152
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| Coordinates: 54°53′0″N 69°10′0″E / 54.883333°N 69.166667°E | |||
| Country |  Kazakhstan |
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| Province | North Kazakhstan Province | ||
| Founded | 1752 | ||
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| - Akim (mayor) | Vladimir Nikandrov | ||
| Population (2009) | |||
| - Total | 206,991 | ||
| Time zone | BTT (UTC+6) | ||
| Postal code | 150001 - 150013 | ||
| Area code(s) | +7 7152 | ||
| Website | http://www.sko.kz | ||
Petropavl (Kazakh: Петропавл) or Кызылжар, also known as Petropavlovsk (from Russian: 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.[1]
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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.
Sports
The city's bandy team in the Spartakiade 2009 on home ice was victorious.[2]
Famous residents
Cyclist Alexander Vinokourov is a native to the city.
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Coordinates: 54°53′N 69°10′E / 54.883°N 69.167°E
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