Kurmangazy, Atyrau Region Explained

Official Name:Kurmangazy
Image Caption:Mosque in Kurmangazy
Native Name:Құрманғазы
Qūrmanğazy
Pushpin Map:Kazakhstan
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:280
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kazakhstan
Population Total:13 400
Coordinates:46.6°N 49.2667°W
Timezone Dst:+5
Elevation M:-23
Elevation Ft:-75.5

Kurmangazy or Kazakh: Qūrmanğazy|italic=no (kk|Құрманғазы pronounced as /kk/), known before 2018 as Ganyushkin(o) (kk|Ганюшкин; ru|Ганюшкино), is the administrative center of the Kurmangazy District, Atyrau Region, Kazakhstan. Kurmangazy is situated at 46°38'N, 49°08'E with an elevation of -23m (-75feet). Kurmangazy is in the west of Atyrau and close to the north shore of the Caspian Sea and the Kazakhstan–Russia border. It is in the area west of the Ural River and thus in the European part of Kazakhstan. Population: It was named after Kazakh composer Qūrmanğazy Sağyrbaev.

Climate

Kurmangazy has a cold desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWk) with cold winters and warm summers.

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