Temirtau

Temirtau combines the industrial force of a steelmaking city with the broad, low horizon of the Kazakh steppe in a way that reflects its position on the Nura River. The Samarkand Reservoir, formed on the river near the city, adds water to a landscape otherwise defined by dry continental conditions. Temirtau grew rapidly in the Soviet era around the Karaganda Metallurgical Combine, and its steelworks remain central to its identity. It was also where Kazakhstan’s first president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, began his working life as a steelworker. Browse other webcams across Karaganda Region to place Temirtau’s industrial steppe setting in a wider geographic context.

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