Kuryk

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| official_name = Kuryk

| native_name = {{native name|kk|Qūryq}}

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| subdivision_name1 = Mangystau Region

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| population_total = 8,118

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| timezone = UTC+5

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| postal_code = 130300

| area_code = +7 2937

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Kuryk ({{langx|kk|Құрық}}, Qūryq) is a selo and the administrative center of Karakiya District in Mangystau Region in western Kazakhstan.

History

The settlement which was founded in the 19th century was known as Yeraliev ({{lang|kk|Ералиев}}) until 1993. In 1962, it became the administrative center of Karakiya District.

Kuryk is being developed as a port to export crude oil from the Kashagan oil field across the Caspian Sea to Baku, where the Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline will transport it to Turkey.{{cite web|url=http://www.resinextrad.com/?p=204 |title=Resinex » Blog Archive » Kuryk: a turnkey port in Kazakhstan|quote=" 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." |publisher=Resinextrad.com |date= |accessdate=2014-05-13}}

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