Fort-Shevchenko: facts

At a glance

• Country: Kazakhstan
• Region: Mangystau
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 5,213
• Coordinates: 44.5065° N, 50.2639° E
• Time zone: Asia/Aqtau (UTC+05:00)
• Currency: Tenge (KZT)
• Distance to the capital, Astana: 1,738 km (1,080 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Aktau International Airport (SCO): 98 km (61 mi), straight line
• Astrakhan Narimanovo Boris M. Kustodiev International Airport (ASF, Russia): 264 km (164 mi), straight line
• Makhachkala Uytash International Airport (MCX, Russia): 282 km (175 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Aktau, 119 km (74 mi)