Ekibastuz (Kazakh: Екібастұз, romanized: Ekıbastūz, [jɛkəbɑsˈtus], ەكئباستۇز; Russian: Экибастуз) is a city in Pavlodar Region, northeastern Kazakhstan. The population was 125,012 (2009 Census results); 127,197 (1999 Census results). Ekibastuz is served by Ekibastuz Airport. The history of Ekibastuz begins in the 19th century, when Kosym Pshembayev, a native Kazakh who was commissioned by Russian merchants to look for mineral resources in that region, alighted on a coal field southeast of Pavlodar. The commercial exploitation of the field started soon after. The field afterwards was sold to a British businessman, Leslie Urquhart. The village of Ekibastuz was established in 1899, named after the nearby lake of the same name, which means 2 heads of salt in Kazakh (eki 'two' + bas 'head' + tuz 'salt'). More information...
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