Kuryk Qūryq (Kazakh) | |
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  Kuryk Location in Kazakhstan | |
| Coordinates:43°12′N51°39′E / 43.200°N 51.650°E /43.200; 51.650 | |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Region | Mangystau Region |
| Elevation | −21 m (−69 ft) |
| Population (2009)[1] | |
• Total | 8,118 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (UTC+5) |
| Postal code | 130300 |
| Area code | +7 2937 |
| Vehicle registration | 12, R |
| Climate | BWk |
Kuryk (Kazakh:Құрық,Qūryq) is aselo and the administrative center ofKarakiya District inMangystau Region in westernKazakhstan.
The settlement which was founded in the 19th century was known as Yeraliev (Ералиев) until 1993. In 1962, it became the administrative center ofKarakiya District.
Kuryk is being developed as a port to export crude oil from theKashagan oil field across theCaspian Sea toBaku, where theBaku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline will transport it toTurkey.[2]
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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