Semipalatinsk Oblast

Pavlodar (; ; ) is a city in northeastern Kazakhstan and the capital of Pavlodar Region. It is located northeast of the national capital Astana and southeast of the Russian city of Omsk along the Irtysh River. In 2010, the city had a population of 331,710. The population of Pavlodar is composed predominantly of ethnic Kazakhs and Russians, with significant Ukrainian, German, Tatar and North Caucasian minorities. The city is served by Pavlodar Airport.

thumb|right|220px|NASA satellite photo of Semey Semey (; , formerly known as Semipalatinsk ( ) until 2007 and as Alash-Qala ( ) from 1917 to 1920, is a city in eastern Kazakhstan, in the Kazakh part of Siberia. When Abai Region was created in 2022, Semey became its administrative centre. It lies along the Irtysh River near the border with Russia, north of Almaty and southeast of the Russian city of Omsk. Its population is 312,764 (stat.gov.kz).

Öskemen ( ) or Ust-Kamenogorsk () is the largest city in eastern Kazakhstan and the administrative center of the East Kazakhstan Region.

place in East Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan

thumb|290px|Taldy river basin and [[Karkaraly Range with Karkaraly city (left) and Kent Range (lower right) Sentinel-2 image.]] Karkaraly (, Qarqaraly), also known as Karkaralinsk (), is the capital of the Karkaraly District in the Karaganda Region of Kazakhstan. Permanent settlement in the area began as a Cossack settlement, which evolved into a Kazakh cultural center due to the Koyandy Fair which took place in the town. Its population was 9,212 as of 2009.

oblast of the Russian Empire and the early Russian SFSR

KSSR and Kazakhstan