Akespe
Village
Other nameАқеспе
CountryKazakhstan
RegionKyzylorda Region
DistrictAral District
Unit prefImperial
Population as of2009
Population total255
Time zoneCentral Asia Time (UTC+5)
Coordinates46°47′01″N 60°30′18″E

Akespe (Kazakh: Ақеспе) is a village in the Aral District, Kyzylorda Region, Kazakhstan. It is part of the Kosaman Rural District (KATO code - 433246200).[1] Population: [2]

In 1925 a large site containing numerous fossils of the Oligocene was discovered near Akespe by the Aral Sea shore.[3][4]

History

Human settlement that was dated back to the Neolithic era, 4th-3rd century BC proves human presence in the area in Antiquity.[5]

Geography

The village is located by the Butakov Bay of the North Aral Sea, near the southern end of the Lesser Barsuki Desert.[6]

References

  1. ^ "База КАТО". Агентство Республики Казахстан по статистике. Archived 2013-09-27 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ "Итоги Национальной переписи населения Республики Казахстан 2009 года". Агентство Республики Казахстан по статистике. Archived 2013-05-13 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ Aral fossil fauna // Kazakhstan National Encyclopedia. Almaty: Kazakh encyclopedias, 2004. - T. I. ISBN 9965-9389-9-7
  4. ^ Collection: Akespe Aral, Kyzylorda Region, Kazakhstan
  5. ^ "Қазақстан Республикасы нормативтік құқықтық актілерінің электрондық түрдегі эталондық бақылау банкі". law.gov.kz. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
  6. ^ Google Earth.