Semipalatinsk Test Site
The scientific buildings for the test site were located around west of the town of Semipalatinsk ( later renamed Semey ) , near the border of East Kazakhstan Region and Pavlodar Region with most of the nuclear tests taking place at various sites further to the west and south , some as far as into Karagandy Region . 
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