Semey
city in Eastern Kazakhstan, capital of Abay Region
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Summary
Semey is a city[1]. Semey ranks in the top 10% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,420 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Semey Qalasy[3]
- Country: Kazakhstan[4]
- Head of government: Jermak Salimow[5]
- Instance of: big city[6], city of regional significance[7]
- Twinned administrative body: Ypres[8], Rubtsovsk[9]
- Postal code: 070000–071411[10]
- Commons category: Semey[11]
- Located in time zone: UTC+06:00[12], Asia/Almaty[13]
- Local dialing code: +7 7222[14]
- Inception: 1718[15]
- Official website: https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/abay-semey[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Semey[17]
- Population: 299,264[18], 350,201[19], 282,574[20], 334,112[21], 269,574[22]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25]
- Capital of: Semipalatinsk Oblast[26], Semipalatinsk Governorate of the Kirghiz Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic[27], Abai Region[28], Alash Autonomy[29], Semipalatinsk Okrug[30]
- Official name: Семей[31]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Semei[32], Q18665081[33]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Semey[34]
- Native label: Семей[35]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Semey[36]
- Elevation above sea level: 206 m[37]
- Area: 210 km²[38]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Semey include Semey Airport[39], an airport[40], in Kazakhstan[41].
Why It Matters
Semey has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Semey is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
Entities named for Semey include Semey Airport[39], an airport[40], in Kazakhstan[41].