Kuryk Qūryq (Kazakh)
Kuryk Location in Kazakhstan
Coordinates: 43°12′N 51°39′E / 43.200°N 51.650°E / 43.200; 51.650
Country	Kazakhstan
Region	Mangystau Region
Elevation	−21 m (−69 ft)
Population  (2009)[1]
• Total	8,118
Time zone	UTC+5 (UTC+5)
Postal code	130300
Area code	+7 2937
Vehicle registration	12, R
Climate	BWk

Kuryk (Kazakh: 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 (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.^[2]

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