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'''Shemonaikha''' ({{lang-ru|Шемонаиха}}, {{lang-kz|Шемонаиха}}) is a [[town]] in [[Shemonaikha District]] in [[East Kazakhstan Region]] of eastern [[Kazakhstan]]. It is located on the banks of the [[Uba River]], a right tributary of the [[Irtysh River|Irtysh]]. Population: {{Kz-census2009|19,127|punct=;}} {{Kz-census1999|19,924|punct=.}} 

==History==
Shemonaikha was founded in 1766 as the settlement of '''Shemonayevskoye'''. The name was derived from the name of the first settler.<ref name="akimat">{{cite web|url=http://shemonaiha.vko.gov.kz/ru/region.htm|script-title=ru:История Шемонаихинского района|publisher=Официальный сайт акима Шемонаихинского района|language=Russian|accessdate=13 March 2014}}</ref> In 1896, it was the seat of [[Alexandrovskaya Volost, Tomsk Governorate|Alexandrovskaya Volost]] of [[Zmeinogorsky Uyezd]], [[Tomsk Governorate]].<ref name="kzmap">{{cite web|url=http://kzmap.ru/point/shemonaiha/lore/147|script-title=ru:Информационная сводка о Шемонаихинском районе|publisher=Казахстан на карте|language=Russian|accessdate=15 March 2014}}</ref> In 1917, Zmeinogorsky Uyezd was transferred to [[Altai Governorate]]. On June 13, 1921 the area was transferred to [[Semipalatinsk Governorate]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://knu.znate.ru/docs/index-495791.html|script-title=ru:Из истории образования Восточно-Казахстанской области|author=Дурново, И.В.|publisher=Государственный архив Восточно-Казахстанской области|language=Russian|accessdate=15 March 2014}}</ref><!-- Mot likely, it was Bukhtaminsky Uyezd, but I can not find sources-->

On January&nbsp;17, 1928 Semipalatinsk Governorate was abolished, and Shemonaikha became the administrative center of Shemonaikha District of [[Semipalatinsk Okrug]] of the [[Kazak Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic]]. On December&nbsp;17, 1930 the okrug was abolished, and the districts were directly subordinated to the republic. On February&nbsp;20, 1932 East Kazakhstan Region was established, and Shemonaikha District became a part of the region.<ref name="shemonaikha">{{cite web|url=http://шемонаиха.kz/novosti/shemonaiha.html|script-title=ru:Шемонаиха|publisher=Шемонаихинский городской сайт|language=Russian|accessdate=15 March 2014}}</ref> In 1938, after completion of the railway between [[Rubtsovsk]] and [[Ridder, Kazakhstan|Ridder]], Shemonaikha was granted urban-type settlement status. In 1961, it was granted town status.<ref name="akimat"/>

==Economy==
===Industry===
Most of the industrial enterprises in Shemonaikha are related to the food industry.<ref name="akimat1">{{cite web|url=http://shemonaiha.vko.gov.kz/ru/economy1.htm|script-title=ru:Промышленность|publisher=Официальный сайт акима Шемонаихинского района|language=Russian|accessdate=18 March 2014}}</ref>

===Transportation===
Shemonaikha has a railway station at the railway connecting [[Lokot, Loktevsky District, Altai Krai|Lokot]] (which is connected with [[Barnaul]] and [[Semey]]) and [[Zashchita]] (with further connections to [[Ridder, Kazakhstan|Ridder]], [[Oskemen]], and [[Zyryanovsk]]). There is an infrequent passenger traffic to Barnaul, [[Astana]], and Ridder.

The town is connected by the [[A10 highway (Kazakhstan)|A10]] road with Oskemen and has also road access to Semey.

==Culture and recreation==
There is a local museum in Shemonaikha.<ref name="akimat"/>

A monument to the two best known novels of [[Anatoli Ivanov (writer)|Anatoli Ivanov]] was established in 2009.<ref name=ruher>{{ruheroes|12463}}</ref>

==People associated with Shemonaikha==
*Birthplace of [[Anatoli Ivanov (writer)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{East Kazakhstan Region}}

[[Category:Populated places in East Kazakhstan Region]]
[[Category:Tomsk Governorate]]