Zhanibek | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Kazakhstan |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Kazakhstan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | West Kazakhstan Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Zhanybek District |
Population As Of: | 2009 |
Population Total: | 7460 |
Timezone: | UTC + 5 |
Utc Offset: | +5 |
Coordinates: | 49.4167°N 97°W |
Zhanibek (Жәнібек, Jänıbek; Russian: Жанибек) is a town in far north-western Kazakhstan on the border with Volgograd Oblast, Russia. It is the administrative center of Zhanybek District in West Kazakhstan Region. Population: It is served by Dzhanybek railway station of the Volga Railway on the Krasny Kut — Astrakhan line between Kaisatskaya and Elton stations.
The settlement is located 440 km (270 miles) west of the city of Oral in a semi-desert belt with mixed deserts.
Zhanybek has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen: BSk),[1] characterized by very cold winters and hot summers.