Semey

Semey (Kazakh: Семей, Semei, سەمەي; Cyrillic: Семей ()), until 2007 known as Semipalatinsk and between 1917–1920 as Alash-kala, 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 north of Almaty and 700 kilometers southeast of the Russian city of Omsk. Its population is 350,967.