Mangystau Region

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Mangystau Region is a sparsely populated, resource-rich oblast in southwestern Kazakhstan known for its arid deserts, Caspian Sea coastline, and distinctive plateaus and rock formations.

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Mangystau Region canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf oblast
region of Kazakhstan
administrativeCenter Aktau
borderedBy Aktobe Region
Atyrau Region
Caspian Sea
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
capital Aktau
contains Beket-Ata underground mosque
Boszhira Valley
Karagiye Depression
Mangyshlak Peninsula
Torysh (Valley of Balls)
Ustyurt Plateau (part)
linked to: Ustyurt Plateau
country Kazakhstan
economyBasedOn mining
natural gas industry
oil industry
governedAs region-level administrative unit of Kazakhstan
hasClimate arid
hasCoastlineOn Caspian Sea
hasFeature low population density
semi-desert and desert ecosystems
unique geological formations
hasLandscape desert
plateau
rock formations
hasMajorCity Aktau
Fort-Shevchenko
Zhanaozen
hasOfficialLanguage Kazakh
Russian
hasTransportInfrastructure Aktau International Airport
Aktau seaport
railway connections to other regions of Kazakhstan
knownFor Caspian Sea coastline
linked to: Caspian Sea region

gas production
hydrocarbon resources
oil production
sparsely populated territory
locatedIn southwestern Kazakhstan
locatedInContinent Asia
locatedInSubregion Central Asia
locatedOn eastern shore of the Caspian Sea
partOf Kazakhstan
timeZone UTC+5
usesCurrency Kazakhstani tenge

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Ustyurt Plateau countrySubdivision Mangystau Region
Atyrau Region bordersWith Mangystau Region
Mangyshlak Peninsula administrativeRegion Mangystau Region
Mangyshlak Peninsula locatedIn Mangystau Region
West Kazakhstan Time appliesToRegion Mangystau Region
West Kazakhstan Time countrySubdivision Mangystau Region
Lesser Zhuz modernLocation Mangystau Region