Old Kantubek bioweapons laboratory
Kantubek is a ghost town on Vozrozhdeniya Island in the Aral Sea. The town is still found on maps but was abandoned in 1992 following the dissolution of the Soviet Union.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rebirth Island.
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Vozrozhdeniya Island was a peninsula and former lake island in the Aral Sea. Rebirth Island is situated 8 km southwest of Old Kantubek bioweapons laboratory.
Old Kantubek bioweapons laboratory
- Ruins
- Also known as“Kontyubek”“Qantúbek”“Rybachiy Poselok”“Кантубек”“Рыбачий Поселок”
- Category: historic site
- Location
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Latitude
45.1496° or 45° 8′ 59″ north
Longitude
59.31251° or 59° 18′ 45″ east
Open location code
8HQX48X7+R2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Old Kantubek bioweapons laboratory” goes by many names.
- French: “Kantoubek”
- German: “Altes Kantubek Biowaffenlabor”
- Italian: “Kantubek”
- Polish: “Kantubek”
- Romanian: “Kantubek”
- Russian: “Кантубек (52-я полевая научно-исследовательская лаборатория (ПНИЛ-52))”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Vozrozhdeniya Island Airport Barkhan (inactive) and The burial grounds “PNIL-52”.
Nearby Places
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