Akkystau, also known as Aqqystau, ( kz, Аққыстау, ''Aqqystau'', ''اككىستاۋ'') is a town in

Atyrau Region Atyrau Region ( kk, Атырау облысы / ; russian: Атырауская область) formerly known as Guryev Region (russian: Гурьевская область) until 1991, is one of the regions of Kazakhstan, in the west of the cou ...

, southwest

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

. It lies at an altitude of below sea level.

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{{Atyrau Region Atyrau Region Cities and towns in Kazakhstan