Oskemen

city in East Kazakhstan
City city Q162548
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Oskemen

Summary

Oskemen is a city[1]. Oskemen has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Oskemen is located in Oskemen municipality[3].
  • Oskemen is in the country of Kazakhstan[4].
  • Oskemen is in the country of Soviet Union[5].
  • Oskemen is in the country of Dzungar Khanate[6].
  • Oskemen's head of government is recorded as Q25502970[7].
  • Oskemen's instance of is recorded as city[8].
  • Oskemen's instance of is recorded as centre of oblast[9].
  • Oskemen's instance of is recorded as big city[10].
  • Oskemen's instance of is recorded as city of regional significance[11].
  • Oskemen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Babruysk[12].
  • Oskemen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gangneung[13].
  • Oskemen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bursa[14].
  • Oskemen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Yokneam Illit[15].
  • Oskemen's twinned administrative body is recorded as Barnaul[16].
  • Oskemen's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of Oskemen[17].
  • Oskemen's postal code is recorded as F0*[18].
  • Oskemen's Commons category is recorded as Oskemen[19].
  • Oskemen's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+06:00[20].
  • Oskemen's local dialing code is recorded as 7232[21].
  • 1720 marks the founding of Oskemen[22].
  • Oskemen's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 49.95, 'lon': 82.616666666667}[23].
  • Oskemen's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Oskemen[24].
  • Oskemen has a population of {'amount': '+309510'}[25].
  • Oskemen has a population of {'amount': '+309534'}[26].
  • Oskemen has a population of {'amount': '+274287'}[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Kazakhstan[4], a sovereign state[28], in Kazakhstan[29], founded in 1991[30]; Soviet Union[5], a federal republic[31], in Soviet Union[32], founded in 1922[33]; and Dzungar Khanate[6], a historical country[34], founded in 1634[35]. Oskemen is located in Oskemen municipality[3].

Physical Characteristics

Oskemen covers an area of {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+540000000'}[36]. Oskemen sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+283'}[37]. Population counts include {'amount': '+309510'}[25], {'amount': '+309534'}[26], {'amount': '+274287'}[27], {'amount': '+322221'}[38], {'amount': '+310950'}[39], and {'amount': '+303720'}[40].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city[8], centre of oblast[9], big city[10], and city of regional significance[11].

History and Context

1720 marks the founding of Oskemen[22].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Oskemen include Oskemen Airport[41], an airport[42], in Kazakhstan[43].

Why It Matters

Oskemen has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Oskemen is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

Entities named for Oskemen include Oskemen Airport[41], an airport[42], in Kazakhstan[43].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . pop-stat.mashke.org. pop-stat.mashke.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . stat.gov.kz. stat.gov.kz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 1979 Soviet census. wikidata.org.
  26. [38] ↑ . 1989 Soviet census. wikidata.org.
  27. [39] ↑ . Population Census in Kazakhstan (1999). wikidata.org.
  28. [40] ↑ . Census in Kazakhstan 2009. wikidata.org.
  29. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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