Stepnogorsk
From Kazakhstan Encyclopedia
Template:Infobox settlement Stepnogorsk (Kazakh: Степногор/Stepnogor, 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 km North-East of Astana. It began as a secret town with code names Tselinograd-25 (Template:Lang-ru), Makinsk-2 (Template:Lang-ru). The town is known as a nuclear and biochemical site.<ref>Report includes interview with a microbiologist who "ran a huge bioweapons production plant in Stepnogorsk"</ref> Population: Template:Kz-census2009 Template:Kz-census1999
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External links
- STEPNOGORSK Online - Unofficial web site since 1999 mirror (in Russian)
- Advertising and Information Portal town Stepnogorsk Kazakhstan (in Russian)
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