Atyrau (; named Guryev until 1991)'s a city in Kazakhstan, and the capital of Atyrau Province. It's located 2700 kilometers west of Almaty and 350 kilometers east of the Russian city of Astrakhan. Other transliterations include Aterau, Atirau, Atyraw, Atyraou, Atırav, Atıraw. Modern Atyrau's famous for its oil and fish industries. It's 154,100 inhabitants (2007, up from 142,500 (1999 census)), 90% ethnic Kazakhs (up from 80%), the rest being mostly Russians and other ethnic groups suc… (More on Atyrau)