Sights in Western Kazakhstan
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Atyrau History Museum
The modernised Atyrau History Museum has some interesting displays including a replica of the local ‘Golden Man' – a 2nd-century-BC Sarmatian chief with gold-plated tunic, found in 1999 – and a room on recently excavated Saraychik, an old trading centre 55km north of Atyrau, where several khans of the Golden Horde were buried.
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Russian Orthodox church
In the crumbling ‘old town' north of the public square, is a well-maintained Russian Orthodox church, dating from 1888, which emerges like a jewelled finger from the surrounding shacks.
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Art Museum
Opposite the History Museum is the Art Museum , worth a look for its collection of paintings on Atyrau life.
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Mangali Mosque
The modern, blue-domed Mangali Mosque is just west of the public square on Satpaev.
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