Kurmangazy, Atyrau Region

Kurmangazy (Kazakh: Құрманғазы, romanized: Qūrmanğazy pronounced [qʊrmɑ́nɢɑzə́]), known before 2018 as Ganyushkin (Kazakh: Ганюшкин, romanized: Ganiuşkin; Russian: Ганюшкино), 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 −23 m (−75 ft). 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: 12,750 (2009 census results); 12,419 (1999 census results). It was named after Kazakh composer Qūrmanğazy Sağyrbaev.