Ust-Kamenogorsk Fortress, Military fortress at the confluence of Irtysh and Ulba rivers, Kazakhstan.
The stone fortification features military barracks, a hospital, storerooms, and prison facilities within its defensive perimeter walls at the rivers' meeting point.
Major Ivan Vasilievich Likharev constructed the fortress in 1720 under Emperor Peter the Great's orders while searching for gold deposits in the region.
The fortress represents early Russian expansion into Central Asia, serving as a strategic military outpost and trading center between Russia, Mongolia, and China.
The remaining structures include original stone merchant houses and military buildings that demonstrate 18th-century Russian frontier architecture and construction methods.
This fortress marked the southernmost point of the Irtysh defensive line and later developed into the industrial city of Oskemen.
Location: Oskemen
Inception: 1720
GPS coordinates: 49.93809,82.61947
Latest update: July 24, 2025 11:45
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