Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email
Answers.com

Öskemen

 
Dictionary: Ös·ke·men   (ʊs'kə-mĕn', œs'-) pronunciation or Ust-Ka·me·no·gorsk
 
(ūst'kə-mĕn'ə-gôrsk', -myĭ-nə-)

A city of northeast Kazakhstan on the Irtysh River south of Novosibirsk, Russia. Founded as a military outpost in 1720, it is now a metallurgical center. Population: 295,000.

 

Search unanswered questions...
Enter a word or phrase...
All Community Q&A Reference topics
 
Öskemen (ös'kĭmĭn') , formerly Ust-Kamenogorsk (ʊst'-kəmyĭnəgôrsk') , city (1989 pop. 324,478), NE Kazakhstan, on the Irtysh River and in the foothills of the W Altai Mts. It is a river port and an industrial center with zinc, lead, and titanium-magnesium smelters. There is a large hydroelectric station nearby. The city was founded in 1720 as the Russian military outpost of Ust-Kamennaya.


 
 
Learn More
Irtysh (river, Russia/Kazakhstan)
Altai (mountains, Asia)
Kazakhstan (country)

Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:

 

Copyrights:

Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Columbia Encyclopedia. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Copyright © 2003, Columbia University Press. Licensed from Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. www.cc.columbia.edu/cu/cup/  Read more