Zhabay River loops
The river winds past the town in soft curves and meanders. It is the only natural line in an otherwise straight-edged composition.
Minimalist map poster · Kazakhstan
51.8085° N / 68.3582° E
A steppe town on the Zhabay River, a tight grid of low blocks and a railway line cutting across open plain.

One city, five moods
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On the wall



The map
Atbasar sits on the Zhabay River near where it joins the Ishim, in the northern Kazakh steppe. From above, the land around it is almost featureless: wide fields, few trees and long straight roads toward the horizon. Against that emptiness the town shows as a dense, clearly bounded patch of streets, and the looping river runs along one side.
Most of the town is laid out as a regular grid of long parallel streets, the pattern of many settlements founded on the steppe. The railway runs past it and is marked by the lines of sidings and yards. The river's curves and oxbows soften the geometry at the edges, where the grid gives way to floodplain.
An Atbasar map poster works because of this contrast. There is order in the centre, the river winds on one side and the plain stretches away on the others. Few places show so plainly how a town was set down on open land and organised around a river crossing and a railway.
The river winds past the town in soft curves and meanders. It is the only natural line in an otherwise straight-edged composition.
Long, evenly spaced streets form a regular grid. On a poster it looks almost like a textile pattern with a clean border.
The rail line and its yards cross the edge of town as bundles of parallel tracks, a reminder of how the steppe towns were connected.
Make it yours
Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
The free preview is low-resolution with a watermark. Prints and HD files are rendered at 300 DPI, up to 7,200 × 10,800 px, without a watermark.
Why Atbasar
For people from northern Kazakhstan, or anyone who has lived in a steppe town, this map is instantly familiar: the grid, the river, the wide space around them. It is a quiet, graphic piece that suits a minimal interior.
Change the title, add a subtitle such as a family name or a year, and keep or edit the coordinates line. Choose from five styles, including Noir and Sand. Download print-ready files for $9 or order a matte printed poster.
Order the Atbasar poster| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
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It is printed on premium 200 gsm matte paper in one of six sizes, from 30 × 40 cm to 24 × 36″. Printed posters start at $39, shipping included.
Yes. Choose a solid wood frame in black, white, natural oak or dark wood. It comes with shatterproof glazing and is ready to hang. Framed posters start at $99, shipping included.
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Yes. In the editor on this page, change the title, the subtitle and the coordinates line to anything you like, and pick a style and size. Printed, framed and digital orders all use exactly your design.
For $9 you get 300 DPI PNG and print-ready PDF files in all six sizes, without a watermark, to print anywhere. Not sure yet? Download a free watermarked preview first.
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