Fun fact 1 about Semey
city
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.
Semey
Kazakhstan
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Semey
Kazakhstan
Country
Kazakhstan
Population
297.0K
Coordinates
50.41, 80.23
Semey, formerly known as Semipalatinsk until 2007 and as Alash-Qala from 1917 to 1920, is a city in north-eastern Kazakhstan, in the Kazakh part of Siberia. When Abai Region was created in 2022, Semey became its administrative centre.
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