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Akespe

Akespe is a village in the Aral District, Kyzylorda Region, Kazakhstan. It is part of the Kosaman Rural District. Population: 255 ; 200.

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Akespe
Ақеспе
Village
Akespe
Location in Kazakhstan
Coordinates: 46°47′01″N 60°30′18″E / 46.78361°N 60.50500°E / 46.78361; 60.50500
CountryKazakhstan
RegionKyzylorda Region
DistrictAral District
Population
 (2009)
 • Total
255
Time zoneUTC+5 (Central Asia Time)

Akespe (Kazakh: Ақеспе) is a village in the Aral District, Kyzylorda Region, Kazakhstan. It is part of the Kosaman Rural District (KATO code - 433246200).1 Population: 255 (2009 census results);2 200 (1999 census results).23

In 1925 a large site containing numerous fossils of the Oligocene was discovered near Akespe by the Aral Sea shore.45

History

Human settlement that was dated back to the Neolithic era, 4th-3rd century BC proves human presence in the area in Antiquity.6

Geography

The village is located by the Butakov Bay of the North Aral Sea, near the southern end of the Lesser Barsuki Desert.7

References

References

  1. "База КАТО". Агентство Республики Казахстан по статистике. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27.
  2. "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  3. "Итоги Национальной переписи населения Республики Казахстан 2009 года" (PDF). Агентство Республики Казахстан по статистике. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-13.
  4. Aral fossil fauna // Kazakhstan National Encyclopedia. Almaty: Kazakh encyclopedias, 2004. - T. I. ISBN 9965-9389-9-7
  5. Collection: Akespe Aral, Kyzylorda Region, Kazakhstan
  6. "Қазақстан Республикасы нормативтік құқықтық актілерінің электрондық түрдегі эталондық бақылау банкі". law.gov.kz. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
  7. Google Earth.