Kokshetau
Kokshetau is a city of 151,000 people (2022) in the north of Kazakhstan, part of the former Soviet Union, and sits on the shore of Lake Kopa Kona, though the urban design doesn't seem to embrace it much. Wikivoyage
Population 139,063 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Kazakhstan
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide- Ауғандар саяжолы Memorial · 510 m
- Адрес мужества Memorial · 640 m
- Олени Attraction · 670 m
- Областной историко-краеведческий музей Museum · 790 m
- пам. П.Осипенко Memorial · 840 m
- памятник Малику Габдуллину Memorial · 870 m
- Музей Малика Габдуллина Museum · 890 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Somewhere to run
Getting around
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.