Theme Week Kazakhstan – Atyrau

22 November 2018 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  7 minutes

Ural River in Atyrau © Ds02006

Ural River in Atyrau © Ds02006

Atyrau, known as Guryev until 1991, is the capital of Atyrau Region. It is located at the mouth of the Ural River on the Caspian Sea, 2,700 kilometres (1,700 miles) west of Almaty and 351 kilometres (218 miles) east of the Russian city of Astrakhan. Modern Atyrau is famous for its oil and fish industries. It has 154,100 inhabitants (2007), up from 142,500 (1999 census), 90% ethnic Kazakhs (up from 80%), the rest being mostly Russians and other ethnic groups such as Tatars and Ukrainians.   read more…

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