Oskemen
Information about Oskemen
| Oskemen Өскеме? | |||
) Skyline of Oskemen | |||
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) Location in Kazakhstan | |||
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| Country | ){kind=small} The Republic of Kazakhstan | ||
| Province | East Kazakhstan Province | ||
| Founded | 1720 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Shakarim Buktugutov | ||
| Area | |||
| - City | 540 km (0 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - City | 319,854 | ||
| Time zone | BTT (UTC+6) | ||
| Postal code | 070001 - 070019 | ||
| Area code(s) | +7 7232 | ||
| Website: [1] | |||
History
Founded in 1720 at the confluence of the Irtysh and Ulba rivers as a fort and trading post named Ust-Kamennaya.[1] In 1868 the city became the capital of the Semipalatinsk Oblast.The city developed into a major mining and metallurgical center during the Soviet period. Mining of non-ferrous metals, especially copper, lead, silver and zinc remain important. It is a center for the construction industry producing manufactured housing and ferroconcrete articles.
Economy
Under the name of Ust-Kamenogorsk Lock, the highest lock in the world lies in Ablaketka at the end of the dam on the Yrtych river. It has a drop of more than 40m. Since the opening of the 3-Gorges locks, the upper lock of that 5-lock cascade is theoretically at par with this lock, but its full drop shall not be used except in extreme case, while the Ust-Kamenogorsk lock is designed for permanent use at this height.Sports
- "Kazzinc-Torpedo" - an ice hockey team. Alma mater of NHL players: Nikolai Antropov, Vitaly Kolesnik, Konstantin Pushkarev and Alexander Perezhogin. In addition, both Evgeni Nabokov and Dimitri Patzold are goalkeepers for the San Jose Sharks.
- FC Vostok - football club, currently playing in Kazakhstan Superleague
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East Kazakhstan Province (also known as Shyghys Qazaqstan) is a province of Kazakhstan. It occupies the easternmost part of Kazakhstan, along both sides of the Irtysh River and Lake Zaysan. Its capital is Oskemen (also referred to as Ust-Kamenogorsk).
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East Kazakhstan Province (also known as Shyghys Qazaqstan) is a province of Kazakhstan. It occupies the easternmost part of Kazakhstan, along both sides of the Irtysh River and Lake Zaysan. Its capital is Oskemen (also referred to as Ust-Kamenogorsk).
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Oskemen Airport (ICAO: UASK) is an airport in Kazakhstan located 11 km northwest of Oskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk). It services small transport planes.
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Origin Altay Mountains
Mouth Ob River
Basin countries Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia
Length 4,248 km (2,640 mi)
Avg. discharge 2,150 m³/s (near Tobolsk)
Basin area 1,643,000 km²
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Mouth Ob River
Basin countries Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia
Length 4,248 km (2,640 mi)
Avg. discharge 2,150 m³/s (near Tobolsk)
Basin area 1,643,000 km²
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(mildly basic oxide)
Electronegativity 1.90 (Pauling scale)
Ionization energies
(more) 1st: 745.5 kJmol−1
2nd: 1957.9 kJmol−1
3rd: 3666 kJmol−1
Atomic radius 135 pm
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(mildly basic oxide)
Electronegativity 1.90 (Pauling scale)
Ionization energies
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3rd: 3666 kJmol−1
Atomic radius 135 pm
Atomic radius (calc.
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(Amphoteric oxide)
Electronegativity 2.33 (scale Pauling)
Ionization energies
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2nd: 1450.5 kJmol−1
3rd: 3081.
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(Amphoteric oxide)
Electronegativity 2.33 (scale Pauling)
Ionization energies
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