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Sary-Uzen
The Saryozen (), also spelled Sary-Uzen (; ), is a river in the Karkaraly District of Karaganda Region and the Zhanasemey District of Abai Region, Kazakhstan. The river is long and the area of its basin is .Google Earth The water is fresh and is used by locals to irrigate crops and watering livestock. The area surrounding the Saryozen is a seasonal grazing ground for local cattle.''Nature of Kazakhstan: Encyclopedia'' / General editor. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia" LLP, 2011. T.Z. - 304 pages. ISBN 9965-893-64-0 (T.Z.), ISBN 9965-893-19-5 History The Saryozen valley is located in the Semipalatinsk Test Site complex. A total of 24 underground nuclear explosion tests were performed in wells between 1965 and 1980. The area is contaminated. Geography The Saryozen belongs to the Irtysh basin. It has its sources in parallel rivulets flowing from the southern slopes of the Myrzhyk range and a north-flowing watercourse of Akshok mountain, at the eastern sector of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myrzhyk
The Myrzhyk Range (), also spelled Murzhik (), is a mountain massif in the Zhanasemey District, Abai Region, Kazakhstan. The northwestern corner of the range is in Karkaraly District, Karaganda Region.''Nature of Kazakhstan: Encyclopedia'' / General editor. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia" LLP, 2011. T.Z. - 304 pages. ISBN 9965-893-64-0 (T.Z.), ISBN 9965-893-19-5 Myrzyk village is located at the feet of the northern slopes of the range, to the northeast of Karkaraly city.Google Earth There is an extensive burial ground of the early Bronze Age in the area of the range. Sary-Uzen/Murzhik is located in the Semipalatinsk Test Site complex. 24 nuclear explosion tests were carried out in it between 1965 and 1980. Geography The Myrzhyk Range is part of the Kazakh Upland system (Saryarka). It is a range of moderate altitude located in the northeastern sector of the highlands. Myrzhyk is slightly lower than the massifs in its immediate vicinity, but its size is significan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irtysh
The Irtysh is a river in Russia, China, and Kazakhstan. It is the chief tributary of the Ob (river), Ob and is also the longest tributary in the world. The river's source lies in the Altai Mountains, Mongolian Altai in Dzungaria (the northern part of Xinjiang, China) close to the border with Mongolia. The Irtysh's main tributaries include the Tobol, Demyanka and the Ishim (river), Ishim. The Ob-Irtysh system forms a major drainage basin in Asia, encompassing most of West Siberian Plain, Western Siberia and the Altai Mountains. Geography From its origins as the ''Kara-Irtysh'' (Black Irtysh) in the Mongolian Altay mountains in Xinjiang, China, the Irtysh flows northwest through Lake Zaysan in Kazakhstan, meeting the Ishim (river), Ishim and Tobol rivers before merging with the Ob near Khanty-Mansiysk in western Siberia, Russia after . The name Black Irtysh (''Kara-Irtysh'' in Kazakh, or ''Cherny Irtysh'' in Russian) is applied by some authors, especially in Russia and Kazakh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet Nuclear Weapons Testing
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Nuclear Test Sites In Kazakhstan
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