Saint Michael Archangel Orthodox cathedral in Oral, Eastern Orthodox cathedral in Oral, Kazakhstan

Saint Michael Archangel Orthodox Cathedral, known locally as the Old Cathedral, is a stone church founded in 1741 and consecrated in 1751 in Oral's Kureni district on the Ural River bank. Moscow builders modeled it on the Dormition Cathedral in the Moscow Kremlin. A four-tier bell tower was added to its west side in 1861; the original bell tower was destroyed by a mine explosion in 1774.

The stone cathedral was laid in 1741 on the site of an earlier wooden church and consecrated in 1751, built by Moscow masters modelled on the Dormition Cathedral in the Moscow Kremlin. In 1773–74 it served as the citadel of a government redoubt besieged by Pugachev's rebels; a mine destroyed its bell tower on 19 February 1774. After the October Revolution it was repeatedly closed, held a Pugachev museum and later a museum of atheism, and was returned to the Orthodox Church in 1989.

The cathedral is dedicated to Archangel Michael, the heavenly patron of the Yaik Cossack host, and until the mid-19th century it was the host's main church, where military circles gathered on the square in front. A chapel inside once held a museum honouring Yemelyan Pugachev, who was held in the cathedral's cellar after his capture in September 1774. Since 1991 it has served as the cathedral of the Uralsk and Guryev eparchy.

Visitors can enter during opening hours to view the architecture and religious objects inside. Appropriate dress is recommended, and it is important to follow respectful behavior guidelines, especially during active services.

During the 1774 siege of the fortress built around the cathedral, rebels exploded a mine under the bell tower, which served as the garrison's powder magazine. The defenders had removed the gunpowder beforehand, but 42 people died and the bell tower was completely destroyed. A four-storey bell tower was added west of the building in 1861.