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Atyrau

American  
[ah-ti-rou] / ˈɑ tɪˌraʊ /
Or Atirau

noun

  1. a port city in W Kazakhstan, at the mouth of the Ural River on the Caspian Sea.


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The train took 17 hours to reach the remote Kazakh oil city of Atyrau on the Caspian Sea.

From Reuters • Oct. 4, 2022

In a statement, the spokeswoman admitted the bags had actually been tagged through to Atyrau but were not transferred correctly.

From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2022

According to the TV channel, airlines will resume domestic flights to the cities of Shymkent, Turkestan and Atyrau, as well as flights to Moscow and Dubai, starting from 3 p.m.

From Washington Times • Jan. 7, 2022

Ms. Bonner, a native of Northern Ireland, runs the joint venture from offices in Atyrau, the country’s oil capital, while her husband, an oil executive, stays home with their two daughters.

From New York Times • Aug. 29, 2019

This time of year, Atyrau is still covered with enough snow that its players haven’t had much time to train.

From The Guardian • Aug. 15, 2017

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