Kulsary (, Qūlsary) is a town and the center of the Zhylyoi District in the Atyrau Region of western Kazakhstan. 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.

The city is home to the mining of petroleum and a scrap metal processing plant. It also has a most remarkable cemetery made up of domed chambers large enough to be houses.

Climate

Kulsary has a cold desert climate (Köppen climate classification: BWk).

Notable people

• Vadim Mișin (1945–2016), Moldovan politician

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