City

Zhanaozen

Kazakhstan103.6K people
Zhanaozen or Janaozen, formerly known as Novy Uzen, is a city in the Mangystau Region of southwestern Kazakhstan located southeast of the city of Aktau. The name of the town means "new river" in Kazakh. Zhanaozen is a city of regional significance. It is completely surrounded by the territory of Karakiya District, but administratively does not belong to the district. It had a population of 147,962 in 2018; the census population in 2009 was 113,014, and that in 1999 had been 63,337.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA →

Zhanaozen
Foto: LiquorkaruCC BY-SA 4.0

From this place

In Zhanaozen

Nothing from Zhanaozen has landed on Hookito yet — the map is still filling in.

Suggest something from Zhanaozen

Around here

Cities nearby

The closest places to Zhanaozen with a page of their own, at their true bearing — borders included.

Feels like

Cities like Zhanaozen

Places whose story reads like this one's — not neighbours, not namesakes.