Ust-Kamenogorsk (Oskemen in Kazakh people language), also spelled ust’-kame-nogorsk, is a city of East Kazakhstan region (oblast).

Ust-Kamenogorsk city lies in the foothills of the Rudny Altay mountains and at the junction of the Ulba and Irtysh rivers.

Ust-Kamenogorsk city was founded as a Russian fort in 1720. Ust-Kamenogorsk later became a center of trade with Mongolia and China and the gateway to the mineral wealth of the Rudny Altay mountains.

Ust-Kamenogorsk city is now Kazakhstan major center of nonferrous metallurgy (lead, zinc, titanium, and magnesium) with important associated research institutes and laboratories.

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