Atyrau

Atyrau Аtyrau Атырау
City
Clockwise from top: Central Bridge above the Ural River which connects Europe and Asia during the evening; The Manjali Mosque; Isatay and Makhambet Monument; An orthodox church; Catholic Cathedral The city government building; The Marriott Executive Apartment during the morning.
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Atyrau Location in Kazakhstan Show map of Kazakhstan Atyrau Location in Europe Show map of Europe Atyrau Location in Asia Show map of Asia
Coordinates: 47°07′0″N 51°53′0″E / 47.11667°N 51.88333°E / 47.11667; 51.88333
Country	Kazakhstan
Region	Atyrau Region
Founded	1640
City status	1885
Government
• Akim (mayor)	Shakir Keikin[1]
Elevation	−20 m (−70 ft)
Population  (2020)
• City	290,700
• Metro	355,117
Time zone	UTC+5 (UTC+5)
Postal code	060001–060011
Area code	(+7) 7122
Vehicle registration	E, 06
HDI (2019)	0.804[2] high · 4
GDP (nominal)	2022
• Total	$30,024 billion (KZT 13 725 399,8 million)[3]
• Per capita	$43,693 (KZT 19 974,1 thousand)
Website	atyrau.gov.kz/index.php/en/

Atyrau (Kazakh: Атырау, pronounced [ɑtəˈrɑw] ^ⓘ; Russian: Атырау, pronounced [ɐtɨˈraʊ]), known until 1991 as Guryev (Russian: Гурьев, pronounced [ˈɡurʲjɪf]), is a city in Kazakhstan and the capital of Atyrau Region. Atyrau is a transcontinental city, at the mouth of the Ural River on the Caspian Sea, between Europe and Asia, 2,700 kilometres (1,700 miles) west of Almaty and 351 kilometres (218 miles) east of the Russian city of Astrakhan.

Atyrau is famous for its oil and gas industries. It has a population of 355,117 as of 2020. It is predominantly made up of Kazakhs, the minorities being Russians, Koreans, Tatars and Uzbeks.