Atyrau Region
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Atyrau Region is a western Kazakhstani administrative area located along the northern Caspian Sea, known for its oil and gas industry and low-lying Caspian Depression landscapes.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative division
ⓘ
region of Kazakhstan ⓘ |
| borderFeature | Caspian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bordersWith |
Aktobe Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mangystau Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ West Kazakhstan Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Atyrau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate |
arid
ⓘ
continental ⓘ |
| contains |
Kashagan oil field (offshore area adjacent)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tengiz oil field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kazakhstan ⓘ |
| economicImportance | major contributor to Kazakhstan’s oil exports ⓘ |
| elevation | mostly below sea level ⓘ |
| fauna |
Caspian seals (in adjacent waters)
ⓘ
migratory waterfowl ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature | Caspian Depression NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCity |
Atyrau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kulsary NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhylyoi (district center) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicSector |
fishing
ⓘ
petrochemical industry ⓘ transport and logistics ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
export terminals on the Caspian Sea
ⓘ
gas pipelines ⓘ oil pipelines ⓘ |
| hasMajorRiver |
Emba River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ural River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea | Caspian coastal wetlands (regional nature reserves) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResource |
crude oil
ⓘ
natural gas ⓘ |
| industryCenter | Atyrau city NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
gas industry
ⓘ
hydrocarbon production ⓘ oil industry ⓘ |
| languageOfficial |
Kazakh
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caspian Depression
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caspian Lowland NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Kazakhstan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | northern coast of the Caspian Sea ⓘ |
| partOf |
Caspian Sea basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kazakhstan’s oil and gas producing regions ⓘ |
| terrain |
flat
ⓘ
semi-desert ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+5 ⓘ |
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