Kuryk

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Kuryk
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CountryKazakhstan
RegionMangystau Region
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Population
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Time zoneUTC+5 (UTC+5)
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Kuryk (Template:Langx, Qūryq) is a selo and the administrative center of Karakiya District in Mangystau Region in western Kazakhstan.

History

The settlement which was founded in the 19th century was known as Yeraliev (Script error: No such module "Lang".) until 1993. In 1962, it became the administrative center of Karakiya District.

Kuryk is being developed as a port to export crude oil from the Kashagan oil field across the Caspian Sea to Baku, where the Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline will transport it to Turkey.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Cities & towns of Қазақстан / Qаzаqstаn". mashke.org.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Resinex » Blog Archive » Kuryk: a turnkey port in Kazakhstan". Resinextrad.com. Retrieved 2014-05-13. The Kashagan oil field crude will be transported from Aktau to Kuryk, then across the Caspian until Baku where with the aid of the BTC pipe-line (Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan), onto Turkey.

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