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Capital of East Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan
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Ust-Kamenogorsk (Russian: Усть-Каменогорск, Kazakh: Өскемен, Oskemen) is a city in northeastern Kazakhstan dating to 1720, and is the capital of Eastern Kazakhstan Province, with a population of about 350,000 people.
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Some works of art here.
Lots of natural history and stone sculptures/monuments.
Prominent park with gardens and walkways among fairy tale sculptures.
A semi-kitschy place with replicas of traditional homes and an enormous mosque, collections of former Soviet military equipment like tanks and planes, flowers galore and a zoo. Might be better in summer than in winter unless you like to freeze.
Pizza Dostavka
A chain of restaurants with good, reasonably priced pizza and beer. Great place to meet young people.
Cozy accommodations and pleasant dining area. Also, free breakfast.
This relatively tall hotel affords city or Irtysh river views, and it has a spa and restaurant/lounge/juice bar.
Sitting along the Ulba RIver, this sizable hotel offers a complimentary breakfast buffet and has a terrace and spa.
By train
There are daily trains from Almaty and Astana to Ust-Kamenogorsk passing Zashita (защита) station without stop.) to 13,000-20,000 tenge for sleepers.
By bus
There are daily buses to Ust from both Astana and Almaty. Buses leave Almaty from the Sairan bus station and arrive at the main Ust bus station on Abai st.
Ust has an old but very pleasant tram system and buses move easily around the city.
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