Akkistau: facts

At a glance

• Country: Kazakhstan
• Region: Atyrau Oblisi
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 8,486
• Coordinates: 47.2211° N, 51.0063° E
• Time zone: Asia/Atyrau (UTC+05:00)
• Currency: Tenge (KZT)
• Distance to the capital, Astana: 1,543 km (959 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Atyrau International Airport (GUW): 63 km (39 mi), straight line
• Astrakhan Narimanovo Boris M. Kustodiev International Airport (ASF, Russia): 251 km (156 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Yesirkan: 10 km (6 mi)
• Zhanbay: 24 km (15 mi)
• Zhangaly: 37 km (23 mi)
• Esmakhan: 44 km (28 mi)
• Zhalgansay: 63 km (39 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Atyrau, 68 km (42 mi)