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Ekibastuz
Ekibastuz , city (1990 pop. 134,627), N Kazakhstan. It is the industrial center of a bituminous coal-mining basin, which has coal reserves estimated at 8 billion tons. Although coal mining began in the late 19th cent., the city became industrialized only in the 1950s, when the railroad reached it. The coal is burned to provide electricity. |
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Ekibastuz
Ekibastuz, Kazakhstan Takes its name from a small nearby L‐shaped lake to give ‘Two‐Headed Lake’ from yeki ‘two’, bas ‘head’, and tuz ‘lake’.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Ekibastuz." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Ekibastuz." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Ekibastuz.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Ekibastuz." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Ekibastuz.html |
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