WHAT A WONDERFUL KAZAKHSTAN: ATYRAU

WE continue to acquaint you with the beautiful parts of Kazakhstan, and now we are going to show you the West part, in particular Atyrau — the city full of oil, roe and nice mosques. Let’s observe the city from the perspective of local photographers.

Aliya Gumarova: “It’s hard to understand the peculiarity of Atyrau, when you are living in the city for a long time. But as soon as I left Atyrau for 4 years, the longing for hometown has opened my eyes to what I hadn’t seen before. The sky. The sky of Atyrau is so beautiful and unique that you can only stay and follow with eyes so fluffy clouds. It’s so great beauty”.

Argin Eleukenov: “I love Atyrau for its being! I know that most of the guests wouldn’t share my idea, but I know that locals suggest me and say that they love this city as I do!”

Marat Karimov: “I’ve visited Atyrau twice. When I was there for the first time, I’ve remembered a lot of mosquitoes and at my second visit it was the mud. Saying seriously, I remember the bridges, half-empty streets and the cemetery of ships. I think that the most interesting thing I’ve seen in the city was a pedestrian bridge, which was awarded the Guinness Book of Records and the old part of the city with merchant houses”.

“White Magic” Photo Studio: “The town is very nice and delights the eye with the great number of trees. Most of the houses characterize the Soviet era, but now it’s clearly felt the changes in architectural style. Atyrau streets and squares in most cases are named after well-known historical figures and there are the monuments and sculptures, symbolizing particular person, like Stepan Razin, Emelyan Pugachev, Valery Chkalov and Abay. Mosques and ancient monuments are greatly fit to the urban landscape”.

Nurken Kalymzhanov: “I visit Atyrau every year, and this city became my second home. I witness the growth of Atyrau. Of course, everyone knows about the great number of mosquitoes, but it also means that the city is very green, and has a beautiful field and the river”.

Photo by Timur Ichshanov

Timur Khabiyev: “I haven’t seen the oil, eaten the roe, or faced with the aggression from the locals, but I have been in Atyrau, and I liked it. Sunset in the West part of our country is a separate topic, to which we should dedicate the book. Now I just would like to suggest you to see it with your own eyes”.