Petropavl
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| Petropavl Петропавл |
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| Country |  Kazakhstan |
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| Province | North Kazakhstan Province | ||
| Founded | 1752 | ||
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| - Akim (mayor) | Vladimir Nikandrov | ||
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| - Total | 193,300 | ||
| Time zone | BTT (UTC+6) | ||
| Postal code | 150001 - 150013 | ||
| Area code(s) | +7 7152 | ||
| Website: http://www.sko.kz | |||
Petropavl (Kazakh: Петропавл), also known as Petropavlovsk (from Russian: Петропавловск, not to be confused with Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky) is a city by Ishim River in North Kazakhstan Province of Kazakhstan close to the border with Russia, about 350km west of Omsk along the Trans-Siberian Railway. It is capital of the North Kazakhstan Province. Its population is 193,300 [1].
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[edit] History
It was founded in 1752 as a Russian fort extending Russian settlement and influence into the nomadic Kazakh territories to the south. It was granted the status of city in 1807. Petropavl was an important trading center for silk and carpets until the Russian Revolution of 1917.
[edit] Famous residents
Cyclist Alexander Vinokourov is a native to the city.
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