Mangystau (Mangistau) Kazakhstan region (oblast)
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Mangystau (Mangistau) Kazakhstan region (oblast) overview
Mangystau or Mangistau region (oblast) of Kazakhstan capital is Aqtau (former Shevchenko) city. Mangystau region is situated in southwestern Kazakhstan, east of the Caspian sea.
Mangystau (Mangistau) Kazakhstan region map location
Mangystau region, Kazakhstan consists of vast flat-lands, with some depressions (the Batyr Depression is 425 feet [130 m] below sea level).
Mangystau Kazakhstan region population - 373,400 (2006).
Mangystau Kazakhstan region land area - 165,600 sq. km.
Mangystau Kazakhstan region calling code - +7-729.
Mangystau Kazakhstan region postal code - 130000.
Mangystau (Mangistau) Kazakhstan region nature
Mangystau (Mangistau) Kazakhstan region (oblast) population
Mangystau region, Kazakhstan is inhabited by Kazakhs, Russians, Ukrainians, Tatars, and other peoples. The only major city is the capital, Aqtau city, on the Caspian Sea, but for the various small communities there is a network of railroads, built since the 1960s.
Mangystau (Mangistau) Kazakhstan region view
Mangystau (Mangistau) Kazakhstan region (oblast) economy
Mangystau region (oblast) of Kazakhstan is rich in petroleum and natural gas, especially in the Mangyshlak oil and gas region of the Mangyshlak Peninsula.
Mangystau (Mangistau) Kazakhstan region beautiful landscape
The Mangyshlak Peninsula also contains deposits of phosphorites and coquina. The desert climate of Mangystau region is continental and extremely dry, permitting virtually no crop farming and only limited raising of sheep, camels, and horses.
Mangystau (Mangistau) Kazakhstan region scenery
Mangyshlak is often called a treasure peninsula of Kazakhstan. A wealth of mineral deposits have been found here. They form the basis for the Mangyshlak territorial-production complex which is now being set up.
Mangystau (Mangistau) Kazakhstan region wild flowers
Oil and gas are the main riches of Mangyshlak peninsula of Mangystau region, Kazakhstan. Many derricks have sprung up in the desert with settlements clustered around them. Today they provide Kazakhstan with millions of tons of oil and gas condensate and billions of cubic meters of natural and casing-head gas.
Mangystau (Mangistau) Kazakhstan region hills
It is planned to increase the production of Mangyshlak oil by sinking new oil wells, mainly at Buzachi. Buzachi is the northernmost cape of Mangyshlak situated 300 kilometres from Aqtau. Buzachi oil, deposited underneath salt marshes, is unique in its composition. It is metal-bearing, containing a large amount of vanadium which is used in the production of alloyed steel.
Mangystau (Mangistau) Kazakhstan region nature view
Although Buzachi oil occurs at a relatively small depth, between 300 and 1,000 metres, it is very difficult to extract it because of its high viscosity. To increase the yield of the oil pools, various advanced methods of oil extraction are used.
Mangystau (Mangistau) Kazakhstan region sunset
Quite a few problems had to be solved before oil extraction in Buzachi could begin. One of them was floods. Westerly wind blowing from the Caspian Sea raised the water level, causing the low-lying coastal areas to be flooded. That is why the development of the local oil fields began with the building of a 32-kilometre-long dam.
Mangystau (Mangistau) Kazakhstan region mountains
But while solving some problems the work-shift method also creates quite a few others. For instance, it is costly; the expenditures are acceptable at the initial stage, but not over a long period. And according to estimates, the period of developing the Buzachi oil fields will be a long one. So why get to work by air, and why live in hostels, however comfortable and well-appointed? And how would one go about sending a doctor, a barber or a cultural centre manager to a work-shift settlement? The time has come to settle down for good and make one's home in that land.
Mangystau (Mangistau) Kazakhstan region landscape
In the opinion of experts, it would be economically expedient to build a permanent large urban-type settlement in Buzachi. This will not only improve the everyday life of Buzachi residents, but will also substantially speed up the development of the area's productive forces. It will create the necessary conditions for attracting people to these parts and for the operation of other industries serving the needs of the oil industry. A survey conducted among the people working there has shown that most of them are in favour of settling down in Buzachi.
Mangystau (Mangistau) Kazakhstan region scenery
Mangyshlak means "a thousand roads" in Kazakh. And the peninsula lives up to its name. Transport arteries, above all gas pipelines linking it with the Kazakhstan industrial centers, play a major part in developing the natural riches of the Caspian desert. Motor roads and railways have been built here, and air routes connect the peninsula with various parts of the country. Ships in transit from the northern seas call at the local port of Aktau city.
Mangystau (Mangistau) Kazakhstan region nature
Oil tankers lying alongside wharves and cargo ships riding at anchor in the roads are evidence of the growing significance of Mangyshlak in the economic life of the Kazakhstan. Products of enterprises that have recently emerged on the peninsula make up a large part of its freight turnover.
Mangystau (Mangistau) Kazakhstan region amazing caves (the work of wind and water)
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