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.
Ust has an old but very pleasant tram system and buses move easily around the city.
Стрелка (Strelka) Strelka is the arrow of land where the Irtysh and Ulba rivers meet. It is also the site of the Great Patriotic War Memorial. A nice place to stroll and have a "Limonad" on a warm evening, usually plenty of people hanging around. 1 Vostochno-Kazakhstanskiy "Museum of Art", Ulitsa Tokhtarova 56. daily 09ː00-18ː00. Some works of art here. (updated Feb 2021) 2 Museum of Local Lore, Kaysenov St 40. W-M 09ː00-17ː00. Lots of natural history and stone sculptures/monuments. (updated Feb 2021) 3 Ethnography Museum, Kirov St. daily 10ː00-18ː00. (updated Feb 2021)
Naberezhna (Набережна) is the promenade along the Irtysch river leading up to Strelka. Have a beer, find a spot or stroll, and hang out by the water as the sun goes down. Ice hockey: Kazzinc-Torpedo plays in the Russian 2nd league. This is where NHL-players Nik Antropov and Evgeny Nabokov started their careers. Football: FC Altai were promoted in 2025 and now play soccer in Kazakh Premier League, the top tier. Their Vostok Stadium (capacity 8500) is midtown north of the river. The playing season is March-Oct. 1 Zhastar park. Prominent park with gardens and walkways among fairy tale sculptures. (updated Feb 2021) 2 Etno Park, A-350, ☏ +7 7232 26 85 29. Tu-Su 10ː00-19ː00.
Pizza Blues (Pizza Dostavka) (They have four locations in Ust-Kamenogorsk: Gorkiy Street 56 and 95, Abay Avenue 5 and Kazakhstan Street 64.). A chain of restaurants with good, reasonably priced pizza and beer. Great place to meet young people. (updated Dec 2022) Some hotels also have restaurants.
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In Jul, Oskemen typically sees ~27°C daytime highs and 13 rainy days.
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