Semey, formerly known as Semipalatinsk until 2007 and as Alash-Qala from 1917 to 1920, is a city in northeastern Kazakhstan in the Kazakh part of Siberia, lying along the Irtysh River near the Russian border, 1,000 kilometers north of Almaty and 700 kilometers southeast of Omsk. It became the administrative centre of Abai Region when that region was created in 2022, and its population is 312,764.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Semey - Wikipedia
Infobox, population
Population (Nov 1, 2024) Total 312,764
Infobox: population_as_of
Nov 1, 2024
Infobox, coordinates, latitude
50°26′0″N 80°16′0″E
Infobox, coordinates, longitude
50°26′0″N 80°16′0″E
Infobox: area_total_km2
210
Infobox: established_date2
1718
- In Group: Cities of Central Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
View the Source2. Semey (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)Quote, P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 206 m
3. GeoNames: Semey - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1519422
50.42064 80.25025 P PPLA KZ 12510143 292780 195 Asia/Almaty
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 195 m
View the Source 4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 50.25, 80.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 50.25, 80.25
50.25 80.25 Dfb
Wikidata: Semey
Wikidata Q61944, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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