Read and translate the text. Aktobe was founded in 1869 as Aktyube (White Hill), The name Aktobe comes from Kazakh ақ (white) and төбе

Aktobe was founded in 1869 as Aktyube (White Hill), The name " Aktobe" comes from Kazakh " ақ " (white) and " тө бе" (hill);

Aktobe is situated on the river Ilek. Aktobe is one of the largest cities in Kazakhstan. Its population is about 300 000 people.

Aktobe city is an important industrial center of the region and Kazakhstan now. There are some big plants here and some smaller factories. The largest enterprises are: “Aktobemunaigas”, the Bread baking works, many of today's fastest-growing industries in Aktobe are related to food production (such as the company " Ramazan"), construction (" Dastan"). A number the works of milk products. The Aktobe Chrome Alloys Plant uses the chromites of the unique deposit in Chromtau. Agriculture and ranching play a large role in Aktobe province's economy and in rural employment. Beef, mutton and dairy products are major products in this area.

Aktobe is host to a number of state and private institutions of higher learning, including Zhubanov State University and the West Kazakhstan Medical Academy. The military of Kazakhstan also maintains a pilot school in the city. During the Soviet Era many pilots were trained there. Aktobe art school is one of the most respected institutions which work together with UNESCO.

T.Akhtanov Drama theater, regional philharmonic society, children’s puppet theater “Alakai” and Aktobe regional planetarium are located in the cityThere are the following parks: A.S.Pushkin retro-park, Central recreation park named after Abai (micro district #11) as well as a lot of alleys, public gardens and boulevards.In 2009 (by 140th anniversary of Aktobe city) a new Water-Green boulevard was constructed, it was named Unity and Agreement boulevard and has an amphitheatre, a monument “Shanyrak” and 2 fountains, one of them with son and lumiere. The boulevard itself links the central mosque “Nurgasyr” - the largest in the city and St.Nickolas cathedral built in 2008.There are 3 mosques (Aktobe regional central mosque, Central mosque of the city of Aktobe, mosque “Nurdaulet”), 3 Orthodox churches and a Catholic parish in the city.There are a lot of restaurants and cafes of national cuisine - Kazakh, Russian, Armenian, Korean, Chinese, Spanish, Italian, Turkish and others. Also there are night clubs and entertainment complexes in Aktobe city. I love my native town very much.

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Anniversary годовщина, юбилей жылдық мереке

Art искусство ө нер

population население ел, халық

enterprise предпринимательство кә сіпкерлік

unique уникальный бірегей

passenger пассажир(ский) жолаушы

industrial промышленный ө неркә сіпті

mosque мечеть мешіт

pilot лётчик ұ шқ ыш

microdistrict микрорайон шағ ын аудан

products изделия бұ йым

residential жилой тұ рғ ын

service услуга, сервиз қ ызмет ету(кө рсету)

deposit месторождение кен орны

institution учебное заведение оқ у орны

regional областной, местный жергілікті

churchцерковь шіркеу