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Atyrau (ä`tērou'), formerly Guryev (g  r`yĭf), city (1993 est. pop. 151,000), W Kazakhstan, on the Ural River and near the Caspian Sea. A port, rail center, and an industrial base of the Emba basin oil fields, it has refineries, petrochemical complexes, and varied manufactures. Fishing is also important. The city is linked by oil pipelines with Samara and Novorossiysk. Founded in 1645, it became a military outpost in 1647. Atyrau was a fishing center until the development of the region's petroleum industry in the 1930s.How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Elsewhere in the region, the United States is helping to refurbish an old Soviet air base at Atyrau in Kazakhstan, overlooking the giant Kashagan oil field--partly owned by Exxon Mobil, ConocoPhillips, and Royal Dutch/Shell--in the northeast corner of the Caspian Sea. Atyrau is now experiencing explosive economic growth due to the oil industry. 1 in the Ongar West Field of the Atyrau Block, located on the north shore of the Caspian Sea, Kazakhstan. |
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