The city is located in Kazakhstan and is home to the Baikonur Cosmodrome, one of the largest in the world. The city was founded in 1955 to host the cosmodrome. A special feature of the city is that together with the Baikonur Cosmodrome it is part of the Baikonur Complex leased by Russia for the period until 2050. Baikonur is a place where spacecraft and satellites are launched. It has residential quarters, schools, retail outlets, as well as infrastructure facilities related to space programs.
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The city is located in Kazakhstan and is home to the Baikonur Cosmodrome, one of the largest in the world. The city was founded in 1955 to host the cosmodrome. A special feature of the city is that together with the Baikonur Cosmodrome it is part of the Baikonur Complex leased by Russia for the period until 2050. Baikonur is a place where spacecraft and satellites are launched. It has residential quarters, schools, retail outlets, as well as infrastructure facilities related to space programs.
15:44 19 March 2024
Cities of the world. Baikonur
The city is located in Kazakhstan and is home to the Baikonur Cosmodrome, one of the largest in the world. The city was founded in 1955 to host the cosmodrome. A special feature of the city is that together with the Baikonur Cosmodrome it is part of the Baikonur Complex leased by Russia for the period until 2050. Baikonur is a place where spacecraft and satellites are launched. It has residential quarters, schools, retail outlets, as well as infrastructure facilities related to space programs.
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