Żangaözen

Also known as Novy Uzen, Zhanaozen、Zhanaözen

miasto w Kazachstanie

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Zhanaozen is a city in southwestern Kazakhstan's Mangystau Region that has grown rapidly over the past two decades, nearly tripling its population from about 63,000 in 1999 to nearly 148,000 by 2018. The city holds the status of regional significance within Kazakhstan's administrative system, despite being geographically surrounded by Karakiya District.

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Zhanaozen
Settlement.native_name: /
Settlement.nickname: Town of oil industry workers
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_seal: Emblem Zhanaozen.jpeg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Kazakhstan
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Kazakhstan
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Kazakhstan
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region

Article · Polski

Żangaözen (kaz. Жаңаөзен, dosł. „nowa rzeka”; ros. Жанаозен, Żanaozien; daw. Nowy Uzeń) – miasto w Kazachstanie, w obwodzie mangystauskim, na półwyspie Mangystau. Ludność: 51,1 tys. (1999). Prawa miejskie uzyskało w 1968. Miasto znane jest głównie z wydobycia ropy naftowej (prowadzi stąd rurociąg do Samary w Rosji) i gazu ziemnego. W mieście znajdują się także zakłady przeróbki gazu ziemnego oraz rafineria ropy naftowej.

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