Kuryk
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| official_name = Kuryk
| native_name = {{native name|kk|Qūryq}}
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_type1 = Region
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| subdivision_name = Kazakhstan
| subdivision_name1 = Mangystau Region
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| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=http://pop-stat.mashke.org/kazakhstan-cities.htm |title=
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| population_total = 8,118
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| timezone = UTC+5
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| coordinates = {{coord|43|12|N|51|39|E|display=inline,title|region:KZ_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki}}
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| elevation_m = -21
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| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 130300
| area_code = +7 2937
| registration_plate = 12, R
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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}}
References
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Category:Populated places on the Caspian Sea
Category:Populated places in Mangystau Region
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