Baikonur

Baikonur is a city in on the northern bank of the river. It is currently leased and administered by the as an enclave until 2050.
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  • Type: Town with 59,500 residents
  • Also known as: “Baykonyr”, “Bayqoñır”, “Gorod Baykonyr”, “Байконыр”, and “Ленинск”
  • Historically known as: “Lenīnsk Qalasy”
  • Address: Байконыр Г.А.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Baikonur CHP station.

Power station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a power station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tyuratam.

Village
Photo: Георгий Долгопский, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Töretam is a station on the Trans-Aral Railway, located in . The name means "Töre's grave" in the Kazakh language. Töre, or more formally, Töre-Baba, was a nobleman and descendant of Genghis Khan.

Baikonur

Latitude
45.6285° or 45° 37′ 43″ north
Longitude
63.3017° or 63° 18′ 6″ east
Population
59,500
Elevation
103 metres (338 feet)
Open location code
8JQ5J8H2+9M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 39209179
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1538316
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Czech to Spanish—“Baikonur” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Bajkonur”
  • French: “Baïkonour”
  • German: “Baikonur”
  • Hungarian: “Bajkonur”
  • Japanese: “バイコヌール”
  • Kazakh: “Bayqongyr Qalasy”
  • Kazakh: “Bayqongyr”
  • Kazakh: “Байқоңыр Қаласы”
  • Kazakh: “Байқоңыр”
  • Polish: “Bajkonur”
  • Portuguese: “Baikonur”
  • Russian: “Байконур”
  • Russian: “Город Байконыр”
  • Spanish: “Baikonur”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include КПП №3 (Грузовое КПП) and Central Market.

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