Caspian Basin
The Caspian Basin is the westernmost region of Kazakhstan. It spreads from the southern tail of the Ural Mountains, across the Caspian lowlands, to the shores of the Caspian Sea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Atyrau and Aktau.
Atyrau
Photo: Uralsk Review, CC BY 3.0.
Atyrau, known until 1991 as Guryev, 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 west of Almaty and 351 kilometres east of the Russian city of Astrakhan.
Aktau
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Aktau is a major port city in southwestern Kazakhstan, on the eastern shore of the Caspian Sea. Aktau is on the Mangyshlak Peninsula in the Mangystau Region.
Oral
Photo: Uralsk Review, CC BY 3.0.
Oral, also known as Uralsk, is a city in northwestern Kazakhstan, at the confluence of the Ural and Chagan rivers close to the Russian border. As it is located on the western bank of the Ural river, Uralsk is considered geographically in Europe.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Beyneu.
Beyneu
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Beyneu is a village and the administrative center of Beyneu District in Mangystau Region in western Kazakhstan. Beyneu began to expand in the 1970s from a village to a city with the discovery of oil in the area.
Caspian Basin
- Type: region
- Location: Kazakhstan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude of center
47.0333° or 47° 2′ northLongitude of center
47.4° or 47° 24′ eastWikidata ID
Q130272342
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Caspian Basin” goes by many names.
- French: “Bassin kazakh de la mer Caspienne”
- German: “Westliches Kasachstan”
- Greek: “Δυτικό Καζακστάν”
- Italian: “Bacino kazako sul Caspio”
- Russian: “Прикаспийская низменность”
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