Aktyubinsky Uyezd

250px|right|thumb|Aktobe coat of arms on road side sign at the city limit 250px|right|thumb|The Mausoleum of Kazakh War-leader Olzhas Batyr, outside AktobeAktobe (, ; ) is a major city in western Kazakhstan, located on the Ilek. It serves as the administrative center of the Aktobe Region and is an important cultural, economic, and industrial hub in the region. As of 2023, the city had a population of 560,820, making it the fourth-largest city in Kazakhstan, and the largest in the western part of the country. It covers an expansive area of approximately 428.469 km2 and is strategically loc