Close up of Lenin's head of a statue in a park in Semey, Kazachstan

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Semey (Kazakh: Семей, romanized: Semeı; Russian: Семей), until 2007 known as Semipalatinsk (Kazakh: Семипалатинск, Russian: Семипалатинск) and in 1917–1920 as Alash-kala (Kazakh: Алаш-қала, Alash-qala), is a city in Kazakhstan, in East Kazakhstan Region, and in the Kazakhstani part of Siberia, near the border with Russia, around 1,000 kilometers (620 mi) north of Almaty, and 700 kilometers (430 mi) southeast of the Russian city of Omsk, along the Irtysh River. Population: 299,264 (2009 Census results); 269,574 (1999 Census results).

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Size: 4912px × 7360px
Location: Semey, Kazachstan
Photo credit: © Bert de Ruiter / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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