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Semey
Also known as Semipalatinsk, Semei
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).
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Semey is a city in eastern Kazakhstan located along the Irtysh River near the Russian border, with a population of about 312,764 people. It matters primarily as the administrative center of Abai Region (established in 2022) and as a significant population center in Kazakhstan's Siberian territory.
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Place details
- Locality
- Семей
- Region
- Абай облысы
- Country
- Қазақстан
- Population
- 292,780
- Timezone
Travel guide
Understand
Semipalatinsk got its start as a fort of the Russian empire in 1718 where a Buddhist monastery had existed along the Irtysh River. But probably what it is most known for is its notoriety for being close to the centre of the Soviet atomic weapons testing program known as the that was active from 1949 to 1989, about 150 miles to the west. This has had long-lasting ill effects on the populace of Semipalatinsk, which was shortened to just Semey to try to disassociate from that disastrous spectacle.
Do
Football: Elimei Semey play soccer in Premier League, the top tier. Their Spartak Stadium (capacity 8000) is central near the river bridge. The playing season is March-Nov.
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Connect
As of September 2024, Semey has 4G from Beeline and Kcell, and 5G from Tele2. The signal is mostly good on the approach highways.
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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).
==History== The first Russian settlement in the area dates from 1718, when Russia built a fort beside the river Irtysh, near the ruins of an ancient Buddhist monastery, where seven buildings could be seen. The fort (and later the city) was named Semipalatinsk (Russian for "Seven-Chambered City") after the monastery. The fort suffered frequent flooding caused by snowmelt swelling the Irtysh.
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