Atyrau Region · Kazakhstan
Where to stay in Atyrau
Atyrau is a city in Atyrau Region, Kazakhstan, home to about 323,000 people.
- Best months
- April, May and September
- Nearest airport
- GUW5 km · Atyrau International Airport
- Currency
- KZTKazakhstani tenge
- Time zone
- Asia/Atyrau
- Language
- Kazakh, Russian
About
About Atyrau
Atyrau, known until 1991 as Guryev (Russian: Гурьев), is a city in Kazakhstan and the capital of Atyrau Region. Atyrau is a transcontinental city, at the mouth of the Ural River on the Caspian Sea, between Europe and Asia, 2,700 kilometres (1,700 miles) west of Almaty and 351 kilometres (218 miles) east of the Russian city of Astrakhan.
The wooden fort at the mouth of the Yaik River was founded in 1645 as Nizhny Yaitzky Gorodok (literally, Lower Yaik Fort) by the Russian trader Gury Nazarov. The fort was plundered by Cossacks, leading the Guriev family to rebuild it in stone (1647–62). The fort gradually lost its strategic significance and was demolished in 1810. Between 1708 and 1992 the city was known as Guriev. The city began growing in 1930s when a fish cannery was constructed and the Balykshi housing area. Later, a lot of industrial plants were transplanted here during World War II.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Atyrau
See
- Manjali Mosque
Do
- Atyrau Fitness Center
- Ice Skating Palace
- Kazakhstan English Language Theater of Atyrau
- Munayshy Swimming Pool
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Where to stay
Hotels in Atyrau
10 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ardager Residence | 1.6 km | |
| ATB Grand Hotel | 3.8 km | |
| Chagala Atyrau Hotel | 2.8 km | |
| Chagala Residence Atyrau | 3.1 km | |
| Green Hotel | 4.2 km | |
| Marriott Executive Apartments Atyrau | 2.6 km | |
| River Palace Hotel | 2.6 km | |
| Sultan Palace Hotel | 2.4 km | |
| Tengri Hotel | 3.3 km | |
| Victoria Palace | 2.7 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Atyrau
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Atyrau are April, May and September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; May is the wettest, with about 20 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Atyrau: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Atyrau International Airport (GUW), about 4.8 km from the city centre in a straight line.
Getting in
Atyrau is an important railway station, and has daily, or bi-daily, connections with many Kazakh cities, except for the northwest (including Astana). International rail connections include Tashkent/Saratov, Moscow/Dushanbe and Astrakhan (20-hr train). There are also daily international buses to Astrakhan.
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GUW · Atyrau International Airport
Questions
Atyrau: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Atyrau?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Atyrau are April, May and September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; May is the wettest, with about 20 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Atyrau?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Atyrau International Airport (GUW), about 4.8 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Atyrau?
Kazakhstani tenge (KZT).
Nearby
Destinations near Atyrau
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.