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over pay. The strike was declared illegal by local courts and the state oil company sacked nearly 1000 employees. Some of the sacked workers then occupied the town square in protest. On 16 December 2011 police were accused of firing on them. Fifteen people (workers and police officers) were killed
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Kazakhs (98.67%), Russians (0.67%), Karakalpaks (0.18%), Uzbeks (0.15%). In addition to the city, the Zhanaozen city
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1002:References
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885:Population
407:Kazakhstan
305:.zhanaozen
233:Population
190:Government
172:Kazakhstan
143:52°51′19″E
140:43°20′16″N
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1585:Turkistan
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1490:Kapchagay
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1328:Mangystau
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320:Zhanaozen
271:Time zone
225:Elevation
118:Zhanaozen
25:Zhanaozen
1580:Temirtau
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