Atyrau
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Atyrau is a city in Kazakhstan. This city was formerly known as Guryev, Soviet Union. Atyrau is the capital of the Atyrau Province. It is located 2,700 kilometers west of Almaty and 350 kilometers east of the Russian city of Astrakhan. It has 142,500 inhabitants (1999 census), almost 80% ethnic Kazakh.
History
The city was founded as Jaizk in 1645 by a Russian trader named Guriev, whose name the city bore from 1708 until 1992. It was a Russian military outpost due to its strategic location.
Geography
Atyrau is Kazakhstan's main harbour city on the Caspian Sea at the delta of the Ural River. Atyrau city is approximately 20 meters below the sea level. The city is located both in Asia and Europe, as it is divided by the Ural River.
See also
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