Maqat: facts

At a glance

• Country: Kazakhstan
• Region: Atyrau Oblisi
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 14,082
• Coordinates: 47.6497° N, 53.3429° E
• Time zone: Asia/Atyrau (UTC+05:00)
• Currency: Tenge (KZT)
• Distance to the capital, Astana: 1,363 km (847 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Atyrau International Airport (GUW): 129 km (80 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Zhamansor: 37 km (23 mi)
• Zhanterek: 72 km (45 mi)
• Qulsary: 93 km (58 mi)
• Zhilaya-Kosa: 93 km (58 mi)
• Temirbay: 95 km (59 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Atyrau, 125 km (78 mi)