Semipalatinsk Oblast
Semipalatinsk Oblast may refer to: *Semipalatinsk Oblast, Russia The Semipalatinsk Oblast (russian: Семипалатинская область) was an oblast (province) of the Russian Empire and the early Russian SFSR. From 1882 to 1917 it was part of the Governor-Generalship of the Steppes. It roughly c ... (1854–1920), an administrative division of the Russian Empire and the early Russian SFSR * Semipalatinsk Oblast, Kazakhstan (1939–1997), an administrative division of the Kazakh SSR and the Republic of Kazakhstan {{Geodis ...
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Semipalatinsk Oblast, Russia
The Semipalatinsk Oblast (russian: Семипалатинская область) was an oblast (province) of the Russian Empire and the early Russian SFSR. From 1882 to 1917 it was part of the Governor-Generalship of the Steppes. It roughly corresponded to most of present-day northeastern Kazakhstan. It was created out of the territories of the former Kazakh Khanate. The first Russian settlement in the area dates from 1718, when Russia built a fort beside the river Irtysh, near the ruins of an ancient Buddhist monastery, where seven buildings could be seen. The fort (and later the city) was named Semipalatinsk (Russian for "Seven-Chambered City") after the monastery. The city is now known as Semey. Demographics As of 1897, 684,590 people populated the oblast. Kazakhs constituted the majority of the population. Significant minorities consisted of Russians and Tatars The Tatars ()
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