Evening view of the City of Atyrau in Western Kazakhstan from the Ural river, the historic boundary between Europe and Asia

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Evening view of the skyline of City of Atyrau in Western Kazakhstan from the east bank of the Ural river, the historic boundary between Europe and Asia. In recent years the city has been the focus of an economic boom through the development of large oil and gas reserves in the Caspian Sea. The ruined pier in the foreground dates from the Soviet era. The modern city beyond is s product of the Oil bonanza

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Size: 5050px × 3354px
Location: Atyrau in Western Kazakhstan, Asia
Photo credit: © Robert Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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