On June 28, 2024, with the support of the Akimat of Atyrau Region, the Atyrau Regional Museum of History and Local Lore, subordinate to the Department of Culture and Language Development of Atyrau Region, held the First Regional Scientific and Practical Conference entitled “Atyrau Local History Readings.” This conference, held for the first time in the Atyrau Region, brought together research works by scholars and local historians of the region focusing on the natural environment, geography, toponymy, archaeology, ethnography, folklore, history, monuments, and museum studies of the region. The conference was opened with a welcoming address by A. Zholamanov, Head of the Department of Culture and Language Development of Atyrau Region. The conference was conducted in two parts. During the panel session, the following presentations were delivered: PhD, Associate Professor M. Kalmenov — “Archaeological Research Conducted in 2021 at the Taskeshu Caravanserai”;

     Associate Professor of H. Dosmukhamedov Atyrau University, Academician of the Academy of History and Social Sciences A. Shamgonov — “Studies on the Tölengits of the Atyrau Region”;Academician of the Academy of Humanitarian Sciences of Kazakhstan, Chairman of the district branch “Tengiz” of the Writers’ Union of Kazakhstan, Laureate of the International “Alash” Prize, Chairman of the district local history club “Örendi Ölketanushy” Ö. Kazhymgaliev — “Geography and Toponymy of Kurmangazy District”;Member of the Union of Journalists of Kazakhstan, local historian M. Utegaliev — “On the Formation and Development of Isatay District”; Historian and local historian, Head of the Apparatus of the Isatay District Maslikhat M. Nasikhanov — “There Is a Village Called Tushykuduk in This Land”; Candidate of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor of H. Dosmukhamedov Atyrau University K. Mukhitov — “The History of Oil Pipelines Built in the Zhaiyk-Zhem Region in the Pre-War Period.” The panel session was moderated by the Director of the Museum, M. Kipiev.

      The second part of the conference continued with sectional meetings divided into four thematic areas:
“Geography and Toponymy of the Region,”
“Archaeology, Ethnography, and Folklore of the Region,”
“Regional History of the 17th–21st Centuries,”
“Historical and Cultural Heritage of the Region: Monument Studies and Museology.”

     In total, 44 reports were presented. Participants of the conference included scholars in the fields of history, archaeology, local history, natural sciences, and cultural studies, representatives of research institutes and museums, researchers of historical and cultural heritage, secondary school teachers, master’s students and university students, as well as representatives of the mass media.