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Semey
Семей (Kazakh) | |
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  Semey Location in Kazakhstan | |
| Coordinates: 50°26′0″N 80°16′0″E / 50.43333°N 80.26667°E | |
| Country |  Kazakhstan |
| Region | Abai Region |
| Founded | 1718 |
| Incorporated (city) | 1782 |
| Government | |
| • Akim (mayor) | Nurbol Nursagatov |
| Area | |
| • Total | 210 km2 (80 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 350 967 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (Time in Kazakhstan) |
| Postal code | F1***** |
| Area code | +7 7222 |
| Vehicle registration | U, 16 |
Semey (/sɪˈmeɪ, sɛ-/; Kazakh: Семей / Semei [sʲɪˈmʲej] ()), formerly known as Semipalatinsk (Russian: Семипалатинск [sʲɪmʲɪpɐˈɫatʲɪnsk]) until 2007 and as Alash-Qala (Kazakh: Алаш-қала / Alaş-qala [ɑˌɫɑʃ‿qɑˈɫɑ]) 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, 1,000 kilometers (620 mi) north of Almaty and 700 kilometers (430 mi) southeast of the Russian city of Omsk. Its population is 350,967 (2009 Census results).[2]
- ^ The New bridge in Semey on Wikimapia
- ^ "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.