Chagan ( kz, Шаған, Shaғan, formerly Semipalatinsk-4) was an urban-type settlement in the

East Kazakhstan East Kazakhstan Region ( kk, Шығыс Қазақстан облысы, translit=Şyğys Qazaqstan oblysy; russian: Восточно-Казахстанская область, Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya oblast) is a region of Kazakhstan. It occupi ...

region. The settlement is included in the city administration of

Semey Semey ( kk, Семей, Semei, سەمەي; cyrl, Семей ), until 2007 known as Semipalatinsk (russian: Семипала́тинск) and in 1917–1920 as Alash-kala ( kk, Алаш-қала, ''Alaş-qala''), is a city in eastern Kazakhst ...

(former Semipalatinsk). The administrative center and the only locality of Chaganskoy village administration. It is located 74 km from the city of Semey on the bank of the

Irtysh River The Irtysh ( otk, 𐰼𐱅𐰾:𐰇𐰏𐰕𐰏, Ertis ügüzüg, mn, Эрчис мөрөн, ''Erchis mörön'', "erchleh", "twirl"; russian: Иртыш; kk, Ертіс, Ertis, ; Chinese: 额尔齐斯河, pinyin: ''É'ěrqísī hé'', Xiao'erj ...

. Code KATO - 632863100. Railway station, 80 km north-west of Semey. Founded in 1950, abandoned after the withdrawal of Russian troops in 1995. Before the

collapse of the Soviet Union The dissolution of the Soviet Union, also negatively connoted as rus, Разва́л Сове́тского Сою́за, r=Razvál Sovétskogo Soyúza, ''Ruining of the Soviet Union''. was the process of internal disintegration within the Sov ...

Chagan was a military base, which was home to 10 - 11 thousand residents - mostly staff located in 10 km south-west of the town a military airfield "Chagan", which was based for the long-range strategic aviation. There was a kindergarten, a secondary school and a stadium. In 1995, all military units were withdrawn to Russia, the town passed to the Republic of Kazakhstan, after which the population declined sharply.

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{{Reflist Closed cities Populated places in East Kazakhstan Region