Isilkul
Town in Omsk Oblast, Russia
Isilkul (Russian: Исильку́ль; Kazakh: Есілкөл, romanized: Esılköl) is a town in Omsk Oblast, Russia, located 120 kilometers (75 mi) west of Omsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 24,482 (2010 census); 26,549 (2002 census); 26,430 (1989 Soviet census).
01Etymology
The name of the town is Kazakh, with "Esil" being the Kazakh name for the Ishim River and "köl" meaning 'lake'.
02Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Isilkul serves as the administrative center of Isilkulsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Isilkul, an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Isilkul is incorporated within Isilkusky Municipal District as Isilkul Urban Settlement.
03Transportation
The town is a transfer point on the southern branch of the Trans-Siberian Railway between the Western Siberian and Sverdlovsk railroads.
04Notable people
- Igor Albin (born 1966), politician
- Sergey Shelpakov (born 1956), Soviet Olympic cyclist
Sources and credits
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- Church of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia in Isil'kul'.jpg by Александр Викторович 82, Public domain
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