Akore

Akore (Ақөре), known as "Kalininskoye" until 1993, is a settlement in Bukhar-Zhyrau District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center and only settlement of the Akore rural district (KATO code - 35403310). Population:

History
The settlement named Bogorodskoye was founded in 1908. In 1925 it was renamed Kalininskoye.

Geography
Akore lies in the Kazakh Uplands about 60 km to the northeast of the district capital Botakara. Lake Saumalkol lies 11 km to the south. The Karaganda — Semizbughy highway passes near the village.