Fort-Shevchenko

Also known as Fort Shevchenko

Fort-Shevchenko () is a military-base town and administrative centre of Tupkaragan District in Mangystau Region of Kazakhstan on the eastern shore of Caspian Sea. Primary industries include fishing and the extraction of stone. Its population was 5,559 (2016 estimate).

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Fort-Shevchenko
Settlement.native_name: Форт-Шевченко
Settlement.image_skyline: Fort Shevchenko.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 300px
Settlement.image_caption: Fort-Shevchenko from the air
Settlement.image_shield: Fort-Shevchenko coa.gif
Settlement.pushpin_map: Kazakhstan
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Kazakhstan
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Kazakhstan
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Mangystau Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of: 2016
Settlement.population_total: 5,559

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Форт-Урицкий
Population: 8447
Area: 54.5
Elevation: 25
Image: Fort Shevchenko.jpg

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Commons category: Fort-Shevchenko
postal code: 130500

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History
Russian Civil War
Climate
Landmarks
References
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==History== The city was founded as a military stronghold by the Imperial Russian Navy in 1846 after nearby New Alexander Fort, built in 1834 overlooking Dead Kultuk, was deemed too remote. Until 1857, Fort Shevchenko was known as Novopetrovskoye (Новопетровское) and from 1857 to 1939 as Fort-Aleksandrovskii (Форт-Александровский). It was named for Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko, who was assigned to military service here during his exile. Today the town is used by the Kazakhstan Navy as a base.