Cities Along The River
Major cities on the Irtysh, from source to mouth, include:
- in China: Fuyun, Burqin
- in Kazakhstan: Öskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk), Semey (Semipalatinsk), Pavlodar
- in Russia: Omsk, Tara, Tobolsk, Khanty-Mansiysk
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