Kulsary (, Qūlsary) is a town and the center of the Zhylyoi District in the Atyrau Region of western Kazakhstan.National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. GeoNames database entry. (search) Accessed 12 May 2011. Population:
The city is located 11 kilometers from the Emba River, and 230 kilometers from the city of Atyrau, the center of the Atyrau Region. The railroad station is on the Makat-Beyneu line.
Kulsary was established in 1937 after the discovery of oil and natural gas in the area. It was granted the status of a work settlement in 1941 and became a district center in 1954.
Climate Kulsary has a cold desert climate (Köppen climate classification: BWk).
Notable people Vadim Mișin (1945–2016), Moldovan politician
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