City tour in Pavlodar city, North East Kazakhstan region
Pavlodar is a large city in Kazakhstan. It is located in the north of the country on the Irtysh River, in the southern foothills of the West Siberian Lowland, near the border with Russia, about 400 km northeast of the capital Nur-Sultan. The city was named Pavlodar (which means Paul's gift) in honor of the newborn Grand Duke Pavel Alexandrovich.
Pavlodar, when it was an outpost of the Cossack garrison, Koryakovsky (Koryakovsky) was founded on the territory of the present city in 1720. It served to protect Russian commercial and expeditionary travelers
Since the mid-1960s, Pavlodar has grown significantly and turned into a large industrial center with tractor plants, aluminum and chemical industries. In 1978, an oil refinery was opened. Since an important tank factory was located in Pavlodar, foreigners were prohibited from entering the city until 1992.
- Distance of the route:
10 km
- Season time:
May - September
- Best time:
June - August
- Group size:
not more 12 person
- Days & nights:
1 day
Tour itinerary:
Breakfast at the hotel.
Excursion in Pavlodar city: City museum, Cathedral palace 1999, Sorokin merchant house, house museum of Mayra Shamsudinova, Vladimir institute 1888, lunch at the local restaurant, continue city tour, visiting merchant house of Derova, merchant Ohapkin house, merchant Zaicev house, main city mosque of Mashur Jusupov, Irtish river side, back to hotel, dinner and overnight.
Possible transfer to Ekibaztus city 140 km, excursion in Ekibastuz city, or visiting Stone Age settlement Shiderti, from Ekibastuz possible excursion to Auliekol settlement
Pavlodar (Pavlodar (inf.)) Is a city located in northeastern Kazakhstan, 450 km northeast of the capital city of Astana, and 405 km southeast of the Russian city Omsk on the Irtysh River, an administrative Center of Pavlodar region. In physical and geographical terms, Pavlodar is located on the West Siberian Plain.
In the city there are oil refining, chemical, aluminum, electrolysis, metallurgical, cardboard-ruberoid, machine-building plants.
Early history
Main article: Imakia
In the 9th-12th centuries, near the place of modern Pavlodar's existence, the city of Imakia (in some sources of Kimakia (Qimaqiya)) was located - the disappeared medieval Turkic city of Kimaks, the capital of the Kimak Kaganate.
Outpost
Main article: Koryakovsky outpost
Pavlodar has been developing its history since 1720, when the Koryakovskiy outpost appeared on the Irtysh among the military fortresses and outposts of Russia, named so because it was built next to the storehouses of salt mined on the Koryakovskoe lake. It was located approximately in the area of the present city rescue station and the plant "October". According to the surviving documents, the outpost had the form of a square of 50 to 50 meters, was surrounded by a high log fence, at the corners had bastions with artillery batteries. In the interior there were barracks, outside - stables and bath. The entire outpost garrison consisted of 48 people. The outpost was built in order to consolidate colonization of new lands and protection from attacks by Kazakhs and jongar.
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