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'''Stepnogorsk''' ([[Kazakh language|Kazakh]]: '''Степногор'''/'''Stepnogor''', [[Russian language|Russian]]: '''Степногорск''') is a town in [[Akmola Region]], [[Kazakhstan]]. It was established in 1959, and has been a town since 1964. It is located about 200&nbsp;km North-East of [[Astana]]. It began as a secret town with code names Tselinograd-25 ({{lang-ru|Целиноград-25}}), Makinsk-2 ({{lang-ru|Макинск-2}}). The town is known as a nuclear and biochemical site.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/12/magazine/anthrax-island.html?sec=&spon=&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink Report includes interview with a microbiologist who "ran a huge bioweapons production plant in Stepnogorsk"]</ref> Population: {{Kz-census2009|46,712|punct=;}} {{Kz-census1999|47,372|punct=.}}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Commons category|Stepnogorsk}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://stepnogorsk.org STEPNOGORSK Online - Unofficial web site since 1999] [http://stepnogorsk.org mirror] (in Russian)<br />
* [http://stepportal.ru Advertising and Information Portal town Stepnogorsk Kazakhstan] (in Russian)<br />
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