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'''Taskala''' or '''Kamenka''' ({{lang-kz|Тасқала}}; {{lang-ru|Таскала}}) is a [[Village#Central and Eastern Europe|selo]] in north-western [[Kazakhstan]] on the border with [[Russia]]. It is the administrative center of [[Taskala District]] in [[West Kazakhstan Region]]. Population: {{Kz-census2009|7,350|punct=;}} {{Kz-census1999|7,054|punct=.}}

==Geography ==
The town is located in north-western part of West Kazakhstan region on the [[Derkul River]] (tributary of the [[Chagan River]]) at a distance of 80&nbsp;km from the city of [[Oral, Kazakhstan|Oral]] (Uralsk). Surrounding villages includes Kuznetsova (5&nbsp;km), and [[Aktau, West Kazakhstan|Aktau]].

The climate is sharply continental with dry, hot summers and snowy, cold winters. The town is situated on the Pontic-Caspian Steppe with mostly flat grassland and rolling hills.

==History==
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In 1925, archaeologist [[Pavel Rykov]] (1884–1942) lead an excavation in the town and discovered burial grounds with gold ornaments. Based on the evidence from this excavation, it seems likely that the area has been inhabited since the second to fourth century BCE. 

In the 19th century the town was populated by [[Cossacks]].

==Economy==
In the town there are a number of companies. There is a notable [[asphalt]] plant and mill and other facilities in the area. 

Public institutions include the KGKP District Hospital, TB hospital, two Kazakh schools and one Russian school, music school, nursery school, technical college, and a district library and cultural and sports complex. 
[[File:Taskala Grain Elevator.JPG|thumb|left|300px|Mill in Taskala]]
Computerization of schools is at 100%, with access to the Internet in all four schools. The computers subscribe to JSC run by [[Kazakh Telecom]] with access to high-speed Internet Megaline. Some homes have cable television installed, operating from a base station operator, Beeline.

==Transport==
[[File:Taskala Main Street.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Main street]]
[[File:Дом культуры.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Taskala sports and leisure complex]]
The town is centred on the railway, built in 1894. In the center of town is the railway station and there are regular passengers transporting by rail to the old capital of Kazakhstan, the city of [[Almaty]], the capital of Russia, [[Moscow]], and the capital of [[Ukraine]], [[Kiev]]. In 2004, the building of the railway station was destroyed by fire and rebuilt in a year. 

==References==
{{commons category|Taskala}}
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{{West Kazakhstan Region}}

[[Category:Populated places in West Kazakhstan Region]]