Evening view of the City of Atyrau in Western Kazakhstan showing the bridge over the Ural river, between Europe and Asia

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Evening view of the City of Atyrau in Western Kazakhstan showing the bridge over the Ural river. This bridge is between Europe and Asia in this most important Oil and Gas city in the region. 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 the bridge is the new high rise International Hotel, home to many expatriate Oil Industry executives.

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

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