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Akbet

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Akbet

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Akbet (Kazakh) is a mountain in Bayanaul District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan. Akbet is located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) to the NNW of Bayanaul. According to local folklore, the mountain is named after a Kazakh girl who killed herself there after having been given in marriage to a man she did not love.

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