Kurmangazy ( kz, Құрманғазы, ''Qūrmanğazy'', قۇرمانعازى), before 2018 Ganyushkino ( kz, Ганюшкин, ''Ganiuşkın'', گانيۇشكٸن; russian: Ганюшкино, ''Ganyushkino'') is the administrative center of the
Kurmangazy District
Kurmangazy District ( kk, Құрманғазы ауданы, , ) is a Districts of Kazakhstan, district of Atyrau Region in Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the Village#Central and Eastern Europe, selo of Kurmangazy, Atyrau ...
,
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 ...
, Kazakhstan. Kurmangazy is situated at 46°38'N, 49°08'E with an elevation of . Kurmangazy is in the west of Atyrau and close to the north shore of the
Caspian Sea
The Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland body of water, often described as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. An endorheic basin, it lies between Europe and Asia; east of the Caucasus, west of the broad steppe of Central Asia ...
and the
Kazakhstan–Russia border. It is in the area west of the
Ural River
The Ural (russian: Урал, ), known before 1775 as Yaik (russian: Яик, ba, Яйыҡ, translit=Yayıq, ; kk, Жайық, translit=Jaiyq, ), is a river flowing through Russia and Kazakhstan in the continental border between Europe and Asia ...
and thus in the
Europe
Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...
an part of Kazakhstan. Population:
References
External links
Republic of Kazakhstan, Atyrau City Information Web SiteA Map of Kazakhstan by UN
Populated places in Atyrau Region
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