Aktau at a glance
- About 9,500 people live in Aktau.
- It's part of Karaganda.
- It's about 830 km to Almaty, the country's largest city.
- For a bigger city, Temirtau is about 22 km away.
- Towns nearby: Karagandy (48 km), Osakarovka (51 km) and Saran (51 km).