Isilkul (russian: Исильку́ль; kk, Есілкөл, translit=Esılköl) is a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

in Omsk Oblast,

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, located west of Omsk, the

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of the

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. Population:

Etymology

The name of the town is Kazakh, with "Esil" being the Kazakh name for the

Ishim River The Ishim (russian: Иши́м, Ishim; kk, Есіл, Esil) is a river running through Kazakhstan and Russia. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . Its average discharge is . It is a left tributary of the Irtysh. The Ishim is partly navig ...

and "köl" meaning 'lake'.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Isilkul serves as the

of Isilkulsky District, even though it is not a part of it.Law #467-OZ 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.Law #548-OZ

Transportation

The town is a transfer point on the southern branch of the

Trans-Siberian Railway The Trans-Siberian Railway (TSR; , , ) connects European Russia to the Russian Far East. Spanning a length of over , it is the longest railway line in the world. It runs from the city of Moscow in the west to the city of Vladivostok in the ea ...

between the Western Siberian and Sverdlovsk railroads.

Notable residents

* Igor Albin (born 1966), politician * Sergey Shelpakov (born 1956), Soviet Olympic cyclist

References

Notes

Sources

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External links

Official website of Isilkul

Isilkul Business Directory
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