Atyrau: facts

At a glance

• Country: Kazakhstan
• Region: Atyrau Oblisi
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 290,700
• Coordinates: 47.1048° N, 51.8843° E
• Time zone: Asia/Atyrau (UTC+05:00)
• Currency: Tenge (KZT)
• Distance to the capital, Astana: 1,488 km (925 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Atyrau International Airport (GUW): 5.2 km (3.2 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Balykshi: 4.4 km (2.8 mi)
• Yerkinkala: 13 km (8 mi)
• Esmakhan: 52 km (32 mi)
• Zhalgansay: 60 km (37 mi)
• Makhambet: 67 km (42 mi)