🇰🇿 Kazajistán
Semey
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. 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 312,764 (stat.gov.kz).
- Country
- 🇰🇿 Kazajistán
- Elevation
- 0 m
- Population
- 292,780
- Time zone
- Asia/Almaty
- Coordinates
- 50.42, 80.25
How far Semey is from other cities in Kazajistán
- Ust-Kamenogorsk175 km✈ 58 min · 🚗 2 h 55 min
- Pavlodar307 km✈ 1 h 7 min · 🚗 5 h 7 min
- Karagandy514 km✈ 1 h 23 min · 🚗 8 h 34 min
- Astaná624 km✈ 1 h 31 min · 🚗 10 h 24 min
- Almaty836 km✈ 1 h 46 min · 🚗 13 h 56 min
- Petropavl896 km✈ 1 h 51 min · 🚗 14 h 56 min
- Taraz1,075 km✈ 2 h 4 min · 🚗 17 h 55 min
- Kostanay1,181 km✈ 2 h 11 min · 🚗 19 h 41 min
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