Aktobe - is a city in Western Kazakhstan, the administrative center of the Aktobe region. The city is located in the northern part of the Aktobe region, on both banks of the left bank of the Ural-Elek River, in the central part of the Podoral plateau. The population of the city is 556,974 people.
Aktobe is the fourth largest city in Kazakhstan in terms of population and the largest city in Western Kazakhstan, which is divided into two main geographical parts: the Old City on the White Mountain (Old City) and the New City in the northwest (New City). The sights of the city include museums, monuments, mosques, Nikolsky Cathedral, the monument to Shanyrak, the Philharmonic named after. Gaziza Zhubanova and others.
There are 5 universities in the city, where 649 foreign students study.
Today Aktobe is one of the fastest growing cities in Kazakhstan, as well as an industrial city with many enterprises, the industrial and cultural center of the region.