Aktobe region today

Aktobe region, the largest administrative unit of the West Kazakhstan region, located in the northwest of the Republic of Kazakhstan, extends from the Ulkeyik valley in the east to Kyil in the west. The length of about 800 km from east to west and 700 km from north to south, covers a total area of about 300 thousand square meters. kilometers.

Today, the Aktobe region borders in the west with Atyrau and West Kazakhstan regions, in the north with the Orenburg region of the Russian Federation, in the northeast with Kostanay region, in the east and southeast with Karaganda and Kyzylorda regions, in the south with Karakalpak autonomy (Republic of Uzbekistan).

The region is divided into 12 districts and 1 city of regional subordination:

Alga district - the city of Alga;
Aitekebi district - the village of Temirbek Zhurgenov;
Baigan district - the village of Karauylkeldy;
Irgiz district - the village of Irgiz;
Kargaly district - the village of Badamsha;
Martuk district - the village of Martuk;
Mugalzhar district - the city of Kandyagash;
Temir district - the village of Shubarkuduk;
Uil district - the village of Uil;
Khobda district - the village of Kobda;
Khromtau district - the city of Khromtau;
Shalkar district - the city of Shalkar;
city of Aktobe.

In total, there are 8 cities in the region (Aktobe, Alga, Zhem, Kandyagash, Temir, Khromtau, Shalkar, Emba), 4 urban-type settlements.

History

Historically, the Aktobe region was formed and developed as a border region, standing at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, at the crossroads of cultures, and this largely determined the uniqueness of our region as a multinational, multicultural and multi-confessional region. The features of the region are also determined by the fact that significant migration flows (trade, caravan routes, conquests, migration of peoples, etc.) passed through its territory from ancient times, where clans and tribes were consolidated, mixed, assimilated, cultures and ethnic groups interacted in the whirlpool of historical movement.