The A13 (before 2011 also known as P393) is a national highway in the northern part of Kazakhstan, that connects

Kokshetau Kokshetau (; , ; rus, Кокшета́у, p=kəkʂɛ'taʊ; ), formerly known as Kokchetav (; ) between 1868 and 1993, is a lakeside city in northern Kazakhstan and the capital of Akmola Region. It stretches along the southern shore of Lak ...

with Kazakhstan's border with

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. After crossing the border with

, the highway continues to

Omsk Omsk (; , ) is the administrative center and largest types of inhabited localities in Russia, city of Omsk Oblast, Russia. It is situated in southwestern Siberia and has a population of over one million. Omsk is the third List of cities and tow ...

as P393. The highway is around long. Since

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it has sometimes been called Kokshetau — Omsk Highway. Today the highway stretches through two regions and ends at the

Bidaik Bidaik () is a land border crossing point between Kazakhstan and Russia on the Kazakhstan side. It is located near the village of Bidaik, Ualikhanov District, North Kazakhstan Region. The checkpoint/crossing is situated on autoroute (). Code che ...

border checkpoint.

History

Until 2011, the A-13 route was designated as P393.

General data

* Length:

Route description

The A13 would go through the

, Akmola and North Kazakhstan regions, running pass the districts of

Zerendi Zerendi (, ''Zerendı'') is a small town in northern-central Kazakhstan, located 45 kilometres from Kokshetau. It is the seat of Zerendi District in Aqmola Region Akmola Region (, ; ) is a centrally located region of Kazakhstan. It was known a ...

Taiynsha Taiynşa (, ''Taiynşa''), known as Krasnoarmeysk between 1962 and 1997, is a city and the administrative center of Taiynşa District in North Kazakhstan Region of Kazakhstan (KATO code - 596020100). Population: Geography Taiynşa town lies to ...

Akzhar Akzhar (; ) is a salt lake group in the Jambyl Region, Zhambyl and Turkistan Region, Turkistan regions, Kazakhstan. The lakes lie northwest of Saudakent town and northeast of Kumkent. The Akzhar lake zone includes a Important Bird Area. Geogra ...

and Ualikhanov ( Kishkenekol).

Attractions

is a city with a population of 146 thousand inhabitants, located on the north of Kokshetau hills, on the southern shores of

Lake Kopa Lake Kopa (, ; ) is a lake in the city of Kokshetau, located on the territory of Akmola Region close to the foot of Kokshetau Elevation in the northern part of Kazakhstan. Its elevation is above sea level and has a maximum depth of about 6 m. It ...

and the southern edge of the Esil (Ishim)

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References

External links

KAZ A-13 highway (Kazakhstan)
{{Roads in Kazakhstan, state=collapsed Roads in Kazakhstan Central Asian highways