Kurmangazy or ( ), known before 2018 as Ganyushkin(o) (; ), is the administrative center of the Kurmangazy District,

Atyrau Region Atyrau Region (; ) formerly known as Guryev Region () 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; t ...

, 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, described as the List of lakes by area, world's largest lake and usually referred to as a full-fledged sea. An endorheic basin, it lies between Europe and Asia: east of the Caucasus, ...

and the

Kazakhstan–Russia border The Kazakhstan–Russia border is the international border between the Kazakhstan, Republic of Kazakhstan and the Russia, Russian Federation. It is the longest continuous international border in the world and the second longest by total length, ...

. It is in the area west of the

Ural River The Ural, also known as the Yaik , is a river flowing through Russia and Kazakhstan in the continental border between Europe and Asia. It originates in the southern Ural Mountains and discharges into the Caspian Sea. At , it is the third-longes ...

and thus in the

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an part of Kazakhstan. Population: It was named after Kazakh composer Qūrmanğazy Sağyrbaev.

Climate

Kurmangazy has a

cold desert climate The desert climate or arid climate (in the Köppen climate classification ''BWh'' and ''BWk'') is a dry climate sub-type in which there is a severe excess of evaporation over precipitation. The typically bald, rocky, or sandy surfaces in desert ...

(

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...

''BWk'') with cold winters and warm summers.

References

External links

Republic of Kazakhstan, Atyrau City Information Web SiteA Map of Kazakhstan by UN
Populated places in Atyrau Region {{Atyrau-geo-stub