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Zhanaozen

Central Asia

Zhanaozen, also spelled Janaozen and formerly known as Novy Uzen, is a city in Mangystau Region in southwestern Kazakhstan, located southeast of the regional capital Aktau. Its Kazakh name translates as new river. Its population grew from 63,337 in the 1999 census to 113,014 in 2009 and 147,962 by 2018.

Facts
Population
156,000 1
Area (sq km)
0.515 1
Founding Year
1964 1
Population Estimate Year
2019 1
Elevation (m)
171 1
Latitude
43.338889 degrees north 1
Longitude
52.855556 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Dry 3
Time Zone
UTC+05:00 2
Sources
1. Zhanaozen (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    +1964-00-00T00:00:00Z
  • P1082 (population)
    population 156,000 (2019)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 43.338889, longitude 52.855556
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 171 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 0.515 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 156000 (2019)
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2. GeoNames: Zhanaozen - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 607610
    43.34116 52.86192 P PPL KZ 09 103598 204 Asia/Aqtau
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 204 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 43.25, 52.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 43.25, 52.75
43.25 52.75 BWk
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Zhanaozen (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Central Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and countryView the Source
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