Semey

city in Eastern Kazakhstan, capital of Abay Region
City city Q61944
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Semey

Summary

Semey is a city[1]. Semey ranks in the top 10% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (239 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Semey is located in Semey Qalasy[3].
  • Semey is in the country of Kazakhstan[4].
  • Semey's head of government is recorded as Jermak Salimow[5].
  • Semey's instance of is recorded as city[6].
  • Semey's instance of is recorded as big city[7].
  • Semey's instance of is recorded as city of regional significance[8].
  • Semey's coat of arms image is recorded as Semey Coat of Arms.jpg[9].
  • Semey's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of Semipalatinsk 1878.svg[10].
  • Semey's seal image is recorded as Semey Seal.png[11].
  • Semey's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ypres[12].
  • Semey's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rubtsovsk[13].
  • Semey's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 155973328[14].
  • Semey's GND ID is recorded as 6075653-6[15].
  • Semey's locator map image is recorded as Semej p.svg[16].
  • Semey's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83030063[17].
  • Semey's IdRef ID is recorded as 191654477[18].
  • Semey's postal code is recorded as 070000–071411[19].
  • Semey's Commons category is recorded as Semey[20].
  • Semey's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+06:00[21].
  • Semey's located in time zone is recorded as Asia/Almaty[22].
  • Semey's local dialing code is recorded as +7 7222[23].
  • +1718-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Semey[24].
  • Semey's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.411111111111, 'lon': 80.2275}[25].
  • Semey's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02f03_[26].
  • Semey's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge943473[27].

Body

Geography

Semey is in the country of Kazakhstan[4]. Semey is located in Semey Qalasy[3].

Physical Characteristics

Semey's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+210'}[28]. Semey's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+206'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+299264'}[30], {'amount': '+350201'}[31], {'amount': '+282574'}[32], {'amount': '+334112'}[33], and {'amount': '+269574'}[34].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city[6], big city[7], and city of regional significance[8].

History and Context

+1718-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Semey[24].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Semey include Semey Airport[35], an airport[36], in Kazakhstan[37].

Why It Matters

Semey ranks in the top 10% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (239 views/month).[2] Semey has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Semey is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Entities named for Semey include Semey Airport[35], an airport[36], in Kazakhstan[37].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . 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] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . Population Census in Kazakhstan (1999). wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . 1979 Soviet census. wikidata.org.
  29. [33] . 1989 Soviet census. wikidata.org.
  30. [34] . Population Census in Kazakhstan (1999). wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . wikidata.org.
  32. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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