Abay Region

Among Kazakhstan’s regions, Abay Region stands out for its broad Irtysh River steppe and its close association with the poet and thinker Abai Qunanbaiuly. Formed in 2022 with Semey as its administrative centre, it covers a large expanse of eastern Kazakhstan, where open grasslands, dry uplands and riverine woodland shape the terrain. Semey, long known by its former name Semipalatinsk, developed as an important settlement on the Irtysh and remains the region’s principal urban centre. Abai’s literary legacy is closely tied to the surrounding territory, which now carries his name. The former Semipalatinsk Test Site is also within the region, an enduring part of its twentieth-century history. Continue with other webcams around Abay Region to see how eastern Kazakhstan connects across the steppe.

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