Zhanaözen
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Janaozen or Zhanaozen formerly known as Novy Uzen , is a town in the Mangystau Province of Kazakhstan
located south-east of Aqtau city. The name of the town means "new river" in Kazakh. The population is 51,100 (1999 census). The absolute location of Janaozen is latitude
43°18′00"N 52°48′00"E.
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
located south-east of Aqtau city. The name of the town means "new river" in Kazakh. The population is 51,100 (1999 census). The absolute location of Janaozen is latitude
Latitude
In geography, the latitude of a location on the Earth is the angular distance of that location south or north of the Equator. The latitude is an angle, and is usually measured in degrees . The equator has a latitude of 0°, the North pole has a latitude of 90° north , and the South pole has a...
43°18′00"N 52°48′00"E.