Semipalatinsk test nuclear site aera

Kazakhstan / Pavlodar / Lebyazhye /
 region, nuclear testing area
The Semipalatinsk Test Site (STS) was the primary testing venue for the Soviet Union's nuclear weapons.The site is also known variously by its postcode Semipalatinsk-21 (it was common practice for secret Soviet installations to be referred to only by their nondescript postcode), the Semipalatinsk Polygon, and latterly the National Nuclear Center of Kazakhstan.The first Soviet bomb, Operation First Lightning (nicknamed Joe One by the Americans) was conducted in 1949 from a tower at the Semipalatinsk Test Site.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semipalatinsk_Test_Site
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Coordinates:   50°9'35"N   77°50'51"E
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