Atyrau Kazakhstan
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Atyrau Kazakhstan overview
Atyrau Kazakhstan coat of arms
Atyrau (also spelled Aterau) formerly (until 1992) Guryev, also spelled Gurev, Guriev, or Gurjev is a city and administrative centre of Atyrau region (oblast) of Kazakhstan.
Atyrau Kazakhstan map location
Atyrau city is a port on the Ural River near its mouth on the Caspian Sea.
Atyrau Kazakhstan population - 333,200 (2007 est.).
Atyrau Kazakhstan phone code - +7-7122.
Atyrau Kazakhstan - city general view
Atyrau Kazakhstan history
Atyrau city was founded as a fishing settlement in the mid-17th century by the fishing entrepreneur Mikhail Guryev. The settlement was named Guryev and soon became a fort on the Ural fortified line manned by the Ural Cossacks.
Atyrau Kazakhstan - Heroes monument
In 1810 the fortress of Guryev was abolished and razed to the ground. October 4th 1991 Guryev city administration decided to rename it into Atyrau city. From Kazakh people language word "atyrau" means the place where river flows into sea.
Atyrau Kazakhstan - the Ural river
Atyrau Kazakhstan economy
Fishing and trade were the main economic activities of Atyrau Kazakhstan until Soviet times.
Atyrau Kazakhstan streets
Now, in addition to a large fish cannery, there are an oil refinery, petrochemical plant, metalworking and construction-materials industries, a meat-packing plant and ship-repair yards in Atyrau city of Kazakhstan.
Atyrau Kazakhstan - city factories
Atyrau Kazakhstan main attractions
Atyrau city has a branch of the Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences (studies the natural resources of the area), teacher-training institute, museum and theater.
Atyrau Kazakhstan city useful links
Atyrau Kazakhstan mosque
Atyrau Kazakhstan at night time
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