West Kazakhstan Region, Administrative region in western Kazakhstan.
The West Kazakhstan Region extends across 151,339 square kilometers of steppes and low hills, bordering Russia to the north and featuring numerous lakes and rivers.
The region formed in March 1932 as part of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic and underwent several administrative changes before reaching its current status.
The region includes over 6,000 historical sites, 24 museums, and 364 libraries that preserve the heritage of Kazakh and Russian communities.
Transportation networks of highways and railways connect the regional capital Oral to other major cities in Kazakhstan and neighboring Russian territories.
The Ural River flows through the region, creating a natural boundary between the European and Asian continents.
Location: Kazakhstan
Inception: March 10, 1932
Capital city: Oral
Shares border with: Atyrau Region, Aktobe Region, Astrakhan Oblast, Saratov Oblast, Orenburg Oblast, Volgograd Oblast
Website: http://bko.gov.kz
GPS coordinates: 51.23333,51.36667
Latest update: May 28, 2025 18:12
Bolshoye Bogdo
473 km
Saratov Reservoir
265.5 km
Bogdinsko-Baskunchakski Nature Reserve
466.1 km
Park of culture and recreation, Oral
2.6 km
Yemelyan Pugachev House Museum
6 km
Eltonsky Nature Park
406.4 km
Svyato-Nikolsky Monastery, Saratov Oblast, Russia
194.4 km
Holy Trinity Church, Balakovo
263.2 km
Дом Карева
3.7 km
Saint Michael Archangel Orthodox cathedral in Oral
5.6 km
Christ the Savior Church in Uralsk
2.5 km
Ostrovsky Academic Drama Theatre
3.2 km
West Kazakhstan Regional Historical and Local History Museum
3.2 km
Nizhne-Voskresensky Monastery
234.1 km
Baskunchakskaya Cave
464.4 km
Petr Atoyan Stadium
2.6 km
Category:Maltsev Palace (Balakovo)
263.3 km
Ataman's House
4.1 km
Здание акимата Западно-Казахстанской области
3.3 km
Lutheran church, Verkhny Eruslan
349.9 km
Red Mosque, Oral
4.7 km
Manjali Mosque
461.1 km
Kīrov Bögeni
72.4 km
Christ the King Church, Marks
325.6 km
Дом купцов Ванюшиных
4.6 km
John the Baptist Church
3.4 km
Oral Qalasy
15.9 km
Kirsanov State Nature Sanctuary (complex)
81.1 kmReviews
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