"Aktobe... is a drab industrial city where you might need to change trains."
"...Aktobe... is not a major tourist destination, but there are some quirky attractions here, including sites linked with female sniper Aliya Moldagulova, around whom there is something of a personality cult, and a charmingly down-at-heel planetarium."
"Aktobe... is a centre of iron metallurgy, chrome smelting and a petrochemical industry. It is not a particularly attractive town for tourists..."
