Samarkand Reservoir
This large reservoir on the Nura River borders the city with an irregular shoreline. It gives the map a broad area of open water and a natural boundary.
Minimalist map poster · Kazakhstan
50.0520° N / 72.9550° E
A Kazakh steel city on the shore of a reservoir, with a planned Soviet grid beside vast industrial works.

One city, five moods
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The map
Temirtau sits in the Karaganda Region of central Kazakhstan, on the open steppe northwest of Karaganda. The city runs along the shore of the Samarkand Reservoir on the Nura River. On a map its planned residential districts of wide avenues and large blocks sit beside an industrial zone almost as large as the city itself.
Temirtau, whose name means iron mountain in Kazakh, grew around its iron and steel works, one of the largest metallurgical plants in Central Asia. The city was built largely during the Soviet period. It is also where Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kazakhstan's first president, began his working life at the steel plant.
A Temirtau map poster makes the structure of a Soviet industrial town unusually clear. Straight boulevards and microdistrict blocks form an orderly grid, and rail sidings and plant roads fan out across the works. The irregular shoreline of the reservoir adds a soft, natural edge to an otherwise geometric plan.
This large reservoir on the Nura River borders the city with an irregular shoreline. It gives the map a broad area of open water and a natural boundary.
The metallurgical plant covers a large area next to the city, crossed by rail lines, access roads and long production buildings. It forms a distinctive industrial block.
Residential areas follow the Soviet planning model, with large blocks separated by wide avenues. The result is a clear, regular pattern across the city.
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Why Temirtau
For families who worked at the steel plant or grew up in its microdistricts, Temirtau's map carries a strong sense of home and shared history. It also appeals to anyone interested in the graphic clarity of Soviet planned cities.
Add your own title, subtitle or coordinates, and choose Noir for an industrial tone or Paper for a softer look. A free watermarked preview is available before you buy the $9 HD files or order a framed print.
Order the Temirtau poster| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
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It is printed on premium 200 gsm matte paper in one of six sizes, from 30 × 40 cm to 24 × 36″. Printed posters start at $39, shipping included.
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