Cities of Kazakhstan

Almost 150 years have passed since Almaty's first settlements were founded. Over these decades, many joyful and sad pages have been written in the fate of the city and in the lives of its residents, and many political, social, and economic changes have occurred.

Atyrau (named Guryev during the Soviet era) is a city in Kazakhstan, and the capital of Atyrau Province. It is located 2700 kilometers west of Almaty and 350 kilometers east of the Russian city of Astrakhan. Other transliterations include Aterau, Atirau, Atyraw, Atirav, Atiraw.