Semeĭ (Kazakhstan)

LC control no.	n 83030063
Geographic heading	Semeĭ (Kazakhstan) *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Geographic subdivision usage	Kazakhstan--Semeĭ
Variant(s)	Semipalatinsk, Kazakh S.S.R. Semipalatinsk (Kazakh S.S.R.) Semipalatinsk (Kazakhstan) Semey (Kazakhstan) Semipalatynsk (Kazakhstan)
Found in	Semipalatinsku--250 let, 1968. Qazaq SSR, qysqasha ėnt︠s︡ikl., 1987: v. 2, p. 480 (Semeĭ, qala (1782 zhyldan), Semeĭ obl-nyn︠g︡ ortalyghy) BGN gaz. USSR, 2nd ed., 1970 (Semipalatinsk, POPL, 50°28ʹN 80°13ʹE, in Kazakh SSR) Bolʹsh. sov. ėnt︠s︡ikl., 3rd ed.: v. 23, p. 238 (Semipalatinsk, the center of Semipalatinskai︠a︡ oblastʹ, Kazakhstan. It was established in 1718 as a fortress and until 1782 was named Semipalatka [no publs. in LC data base]. Semipalatinsk was located in the Sibirskai︠a︡ gubernii︠a︡ from 1745 until 1796. In 1796 it was assigned to the Tomskai︠a︡ gubernii︠a︡ and since 1854 has been an oblast center. A Soviet government was established there on 02-16-1918, but the town was occupied by White Army forces during 1918-1919. From 1920-1928 Semipalatinsk was a guberniya center, and from 1928-1832 it served as a okrug center. In 1932 it was assigned to the Vostochno-Kazakhstanskai︠a︡ oblastʹ, and from 1939 it has been in the Semipalatinskai︠a︡ oblastʹ) Russia and the newly independent states of the former USSR [MAP] March, 1993: (Semey, in Kazakhstan) GEOnet server WWW, 05-22-96 (Semey, ppl.: 50°28ʹ00ʺN, 80°13ʹ00ʺE; variant: Semipalatinsk)
Geographic area code	a-kz---