Shem (Kazakhstan)

Schem Жем
Basic data
State :	Kazakhstan
Territory :	Aqtobe
Audany:	Mughalshar
Founded :	1960
Coordinates :	48 ° 47 '  N , 58 ° 5'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 46 '30 "  N , 58 ° 4' 30"  E
Height :	232  m
Residents :	1,596 (Jan 1, 2020)
Time zone :	WKST ( UTC + 5 )
License plate :	04 (old: D)
Community type:	city
Location in Kazakhstan

Shem ( Kazakh Жем ) is a city in western Kazakhstan .

Geographical location

Schem is located in the Aktobe area and on the Trans-Aral Railway .

population

According to the current calculation (2020) the city has 1,596 inhabitants.

history

The place was founded in 1960 as the administrative center of a Soviet anti-aircraft test site under the name Emba-5 (Эмба-5) and was granted city rights in 1967. The test site, where S-300W , 9K330 Tor , 2K22 Tunguska and Buk M1 were tested, has been closed since 1999. The city has had its current name since 1999.

See also

• List of cities in Kazakhstan

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Численность населения Республики Казахстан по полу в разрезе областей и столицы, столицы, столицы, анколицы, столицы, городоав, областей и столицы, анкония, горойцы, коники, городоав,. ( Excel ; 96 KB) stat.gov.kz, accessed on July 19, 2020 (Russian).