Introducing Atyrau
Atyrau, 30km up the Ural River from its mouth on the Caspian Sea, began as a Russian fort in the 16th century and today acts as command station for the huge Tenghiz oilfield 200km south. Tengizchevroil, the multibillion-dollar joint venture exploiting the field, has its headquarters in this predominantly Kazakh town.
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With direct flights from Amsterdam and Istanbul, Atyrau is a possible entry point into Kazakhstan, but unless you’re here to work there’s not very much reason to linger.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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Astana Train Station, Gotta Buy 4 Train Tickets
by Chicagobest 10 May 2012
Looks like we are going to be in Astana this summer. Never been there, but I have been to Kazakhstan 3 times. How hard will it be to…
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reliable airline company flying to Aktau
by olilux 29 April 2012
Hallo, Which are the reliable western style companies flying to Aktau or Atyrau from Turkey or Azebajdan Thx for answer O
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RE: Transit question about Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan
by Giora 19 April 2012
I'm not sure if you can book trains in advance on the internet in Kazakhstan, I've personally never done this before. If you're planning…
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