Mangyshlak Peninsula
Mangyshlak or Mangghyshlaq Peninsula is located in western Kazakhstan. It borders on the Caspian Sea in the north and west.
Administratively, the peninsula is in Kazakhstan's Mangystau Province. The largest city, and the capital of the province, is Aktau (formerly Shevchenko).
This peninsula was originally called Sīāhkūh (Persian: سیاهکوه) which means 'Black Mountain' in Persian.[1]
Sources
- ↑ de Planhol, Xavier: (1990), CASPIAN SEA i. GEOGRAPHY, Encyclopædia Iranica. Vol.V, Fasc. 1, pp. 48-50
External links
- The wildlife of Mangyshlak (Russian)
- Kazakhstan Nuclear Facilities: Mangyshlak Atomic Energy Combine at the site of the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
Coordinates: 44°35′46″N 51°52′53″E / 44.59611°N 51.88139°E