Aktau

== English == === Etymology === From Kazakh Ақтау (Aqtau, literally “white mountain”), name which may be due to its cliffs that overlook the Caspian Sea. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑkˈtaʊ/ === Proper noun === Aktau A city (population 160,000), Kazakhstan's main seaport on the Caspian Sea. Official city name 1963-64 and since 1991. ==== Synonyms ==== Melovoye (1958-) Guryev-20 (-1963) Shevchenko (official name from 1964 to 1991) ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Takau