Zhanaozen
town in Mangystau Province, Kazakhstan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zhanaozen (Kazakh: Жаңаөзен, Russian: Жанаозен) is a city in the Mangystau Region of Kazakhstan. As of 2023, 74,357 people live here, and 147,933 people live in the urban area.[1]
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The city was founded in 1964 after oil was discovered nearby.