Atyrau

Also known as Guryev

Atyrau (, ; , ; ), known until 1991 as Guryev (), is a city in Kazakhstan and the capital of Atyrau Region. Atyrau is a transcontinental city, at the mouth of the Ural River on the Caspian Sea, between Europe and Asia, west of Almaty and east of the Russian city of Astrakhan.

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Atyrau is a city in Kazakhstan located where the Ural River meets the Caspian Sea, positioned between Europe and Asia. It serves as the capital of Atyrau Region and was renamed from its former name Guryev in 1991.

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It sits within the topics 1640 establishments in Russia, Atyrau and Cities and towns in Kazakhstan.

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Place details

Locality: Атырау
Region: Атырау облысы
Country: Қазақстан
Population: 290,700
Timezone: Asia/Atyrau

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Key facts

Settlement.image_caption: Clockwise from top: Central Bridge above the Ural River which connects Europe and Asia during the evening; European side of Atyrau; Isatay and Makhambet Monument; An orthodox church; Catholic Cathedral The city government building; The Marriott Executive Apartment during the morning.
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Atyrau, Kazakhstan.svg
Settlement.image_seal: Coat of arms of Atyrau.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Kazakhstan#Europe#Asia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 280
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Kazakhstan##Location in Europe##Location in Asia
Settlement.pushpin_relief: yes
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Atyrau Region
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 1640
Settlement.established_title2: City status
Settlement.established_date2: 1885
Settlement.leader_title: Akim (mayor)
Settlement.leader_name: Shakir Keikin
Settlement.population_as_of: 2024

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Гур'єв
Population: 295496
Elevation: -20
Official website: atyrau.gov.kz
Image: Ural River Atyrau.JPG

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Commons category: Atyrau
postal code: 060001–060011
native label: Атырау
P8168: Cornel Lucas
P12749: Hamburg Metropolitan Region

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Travel guide

Understand

thumb|Atyrau Bridge The wooden fort at the mouth of the Yaik River was founded in 1645 as Nizhny Yaitzky Gorodok (literally, Lower Yaik Fort) by the Russian trader Gury Nazarov. The fort was plundered by Cossacks, leading the Guriev family to rebuild it in stone (1647–62). The fort gradually lost its strategic significance and was demolished in 1810. Between 1708 and 1992 the city was known as Guriev. The city began growing in 1930s when a fish cannery was constructed and the Balykshi housing area. Later, a lot of industrial plants were transplanted here during World War II. An oil- and gas-processing plant was constructed and a housing district, Zhilgorodok. In October 1991, the Guriev city administration decided to rename it Atyrau. In Kazakh language the word “atyrau” means the place where river flows into sea. Atyrau city was founded on the bank of the river, but today it is 25–30 km from the river.

See

Atyrau Regional Museum, Bauyrzhan Momyshuly St, from ukuleles to little yurt-like things, discover what made Atyrau Atyrau, and just to the west is the Atyrau Art Museum. Museum of Military Vehicle, Vladimir Street 28, find this mostly outdoor exhibit next to the Fantasy World with its big Ferris wheel, come see all the artillery here in Victory Park. Aktau Paleontology Museum, Mukhtar Auezov Ave, a natural history museum that borders the Retro Park with some cool statuary and rotunda along an oxbow of the Ural River. But perhaps even more compelling is the somewhat Golden Gate-looking bridge to the west that has some acclaim for being one of the longest pedestrian bridges around.

Do

Football: FC Atyrau play soccer in Premier League, the top tier. Their Munaishy Stadium (capacity 8000) is on the south riverbank. The playing season is March-Nov.

Connect

As of September 2024, Atyrau has 4G from Beeline, and 5G from Kcell and Tele2. The signal is patchy on the approach highways.

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Saraidzhuk, remnants of a medieval city dating all the way back to the 1200s reportedly, 50 km north of Atyrau.

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Encyclopedic overview

21 sections

Contents

History
Origin of the name
Geography
Demographics
Climate
Industry
Oil industry
Environmental problems
Education
Sports
Transportation
Air
Railway
International relations
Twin towns
Notable people
Arts, literature, and entertainment
Bridges of Atyrau
See also
References
External links

Atyrau is famous for its oil and gas industries. It has a population of 355,117 as of 2020. It is predominantly made up of Kazakhs, the minorities being Russians, Koreans, Tatars and Uzbeks.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Atyrau” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.