Made by Kalikhan Altynai Group: TS 17\5 Mangystau Region
Mangystau Region, is a region of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Aktau, which has a population of 154,500 (2004 census); the entire Mangystau Region has a population of 373,400. Administrative divisions The region is administratively divided into five districts and two cities of region significance: Aktau and Zhanaozen. The districts are :
Administrative Devisions Beyneu District Mangystau District Munaily District Tupkaragan District Karakiya District
Zhanaozen Aktau Fort- Shefchenko Three localities in the region - have town status.
The region has a wide variety of climate conditions. North Mangystau is cold in winter due to the Ustyurt Plateau, the location of the plateau being mainly above sea level. On the whole, the climate is continental with cold winters and mild summers. The average temperature is −3 °C (27 °F) in January and +26 °C (79 °F) in July.
Mangystau oblast is rich in petroleum and natural gas, especially in the Mangyshlak oil and gas region of Mangyshlak Peninsula. Mangyshlak Peninsula also contains deposits of phosphorites and coquina. The desert climate of Mangystau region is continental and extremely dry, permitting virtually no crop farming and only limited raising of sheep, camels, and horses.
The Caspian Sea is stretched from north to south to 1200km; the medium width is 320km, the length of the shore line is about 7000km (6000km of which in the territory of Russia and other countries). Sightseeing Aktau
Some 285km east of Aktau, Beket -Ata is an important and extremely popular place of pilgrimage for those wishing to visit the underground mosque and final resting place of Sufi mystic and teacher, Beket -Ata (1750–1813). The mosque is near the bottom of a picturesque desert canyon and the journey to Beket -Ata involves traversing some spectacular steppe and desert scenery.
