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Atyrau Region is an area located in the western part of Kazakhstan that spans both Europe and Asia. It matters because it is a significant oil and gas producing region that plays an important role in Kazakhstan's economy.
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- Official website
- www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/atyrau
- Licence plate code
- 06
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Atyrau Region (Kazakh: Атырау облысы, romanized: Atyrau oblysy; Russian: Атырауская область), formerly known as Guryev Region (Russian: Гурьевская область) until 1991, is one of the regions of Kazakhstan, in the western part of the country around the northeast of the Caspian Sea. Its capital is the city of Atyrau, with a population of 355,117; the region itself has a population of 681,241, of which Kazakhs make up more than 90%.