Official Name: | Kurmangazy |
Image Caption: | Mosque in Kurmangazy |
Native Name: | Құрманғазы Qūrmanğazy قۇرمانعازى |
Pushpin Map: | Kazakhstan |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 280 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kazakhstan |
Population Total: | 13 400 |
Coordinates: | 46.6°N 49.2667°W |
Timezone Dst: | +5 |
Elevation M: | -23 |
Elevation Ft: | -75.5 |
Kurmangazy (Құрманғазы, Qūrmanğazy, قۇرمانعازى, in Kazakh pronounced as /qo̙rmɑŋɣɑzə/), before 2018 Ganyushkino (Ганюшкин, Ganiuşkin, گانيۇشكٸن; Russian: Ганюшкино, Ganyushkino) is the administrative center of the Kurmangazy District, Atyrau Region, Kazakhstan. Kurmangazy is situated at 46°38'N, 49°08'E with an elevation of -23m (-75feet). Kurmangazy is in the west of Atyrau and close to the north shore of the Caspian Sea and the Kazakhstan–Russia border. It is in the area west of the Ural River and thus in the European part of Kazakhstan. Population: It was named after Kazakh composer Qūrmanğazy Sağyrbaev.