Aksay, West Kazakhstan
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Aksay is a town in north-western Kazakhstan
. It is the seat of Borili District
in West Kazakhstan Province
. Population 34,507 (2008).
It is an important oil and gas town, serving as a operational base for the nearby Karachaganak Field
.
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
. It is the seat of Borili District
Borili District
Borili is a district of West Kazakhstan Province in western Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is Aksay town.-References:...
in West Kazakhstan Province
West Kazakhstan Province
West Kazakhstan Province is a province of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Oral , a city of about 200,000 inhabitants.-Geography:...
. Population 34,507 (2008).
It is an important oil and gas town, serving as a operational base for the nearby Karachaganak Field
Karachaganak Field
Karachaganak Field is a gas condensate field in Kazakhstan. It is located about 150 km east from the city of Oral in the northwest of Kazakhstan. The field was once a massive Permian and Carboniferous reef complex covering an area . At its largest point the reservoir contains a gas column ...
.