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Zheltau (Jambyl Region)
Zheltau () is an elongated upland located in Jambyl Region, Kazakhstan. Mirny, a mining town in the Moiynkum District, lies at the southeastern end of the Zheltau. The area is a seasonal grazing ground for local cattle. Geography Zheltau is located at the western limit of the Balkhash-Alakol Basin, roughly to the west of the southwestern shore of Lake Balkhash. It extends from northwest to southeast for about . The Betpak-Dala desert lies to the west. The Zheltau stretches northwestwards from the northern end of the Chu-Ili Range, with the Maizharylgan running parallel to its southern stretch. high Mount Zhambyl rises to the southwest of the southern section of the Zheltau.Google Earth The Zheltau upland forms an almost continuous elevated terrain of moderate height. Located near the northern end, high Mount Suykadyr is the highest point. Flora The vast hilly area is covered with resilient grasses such as ''Festuca'', ''Aristida'', ''Calamagrostis'', '' Artemisia'', ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sentinel-2
Sentinel-2 is an Earth observation mission from the Copernicus Programme that acquires optical imagery at high spatial resolution (10 m to 60 m) over land and coastal waters. The mission's Sentinel-2A and Sentinel-2B satellites were joined in orbit in 2024 by a third, Sentinel-2C, and in the future by Sentinel-2D, eventually replacing the A and B satellites, respectively. The mission supports services and applications such as agricultural monitoring, emergencies management, land cover classification, and water quality. Sentinel-2 has been developed and is being operated by the European Space Agency. The satellites were manufactured by a consortium led by Airbus Defence and Space in Friedrichshafen, Germany. Overview The Sentinel-2 mission includes: * Multispectral image, Multi-spectral data with 13 bands in the Visible spectrum, visible, Infrared#Regions within the infrared, near infrared, and Infrared#Regions within the infrared, short wave infrared part of the Electromagnetic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betpak-Dala
Betpak-Dala or Betpaqdala (, ''Betpaqdala''; from Turkic ''batpak'', “swampy,” or Persian ''bedbaht'', “unlucky” and Turkic ''dala'', “plain”; Russian: Бетпак-Дала or Сeверная Голодная степь, lit. ''Hungry Steppe'') is a desert zone in the Ulytau, Karaganda, Turkestan, and Zhambyl regions, Kazakhstan. - Great Russian Encyclopedia in 35 volumes / ch. ed. Yu. S. Osipov History In Autumn 2014, English explorer Jamie Bunchuk completed an expedition to cross the Betpak-Dala to its fullest longitudinal extent, from Lake B ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almaty
Almaty, formerly Alma-Ata, is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population exceeding two million residents within its metropolitan area. Located in the foothills of the Trans-Ili Alatau mountains in southern Kazakhstan, near the border with Kyrgyzstan, Almaty stands as a pivotal center of culture, commerce, finance and innovation. The city is nestled at an elevation of 700–900 metres (2,300–3,000 feet), with the Big Almaty (river), Big Almaty and Small Almaty (river), Small Almaty rivers running through it, originating from the surrounding mountains and flowing into the plains. Almaty is the second-largest city in Central Asia and the fourth-largest in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Almaty served as the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to 1997 during the Soviet era and after independence from 1991 until the capital was relocated to Astana, Akmola (now Astana) in 1997. Despite no longer being the capital, Almaty re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spiraea
''Spiraea'' , sometimes spelled spirea in common names, and commonly known as meadowsweets or steeplebushes, is a genus of about 80 to 100 species''Spiraea''. Flora of China. of s in the family . They are native to the temperate , with the greatest diversity in eastern Asia. The genus formerly included the herbaceous species now segr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salsola
''Salsola'' is a genus of the subfamily Salsoloideae in the family Amaranthaceae. The genus ''sensu stricto'' is distributed in Australia, central and southwestern Asia, North Africa, and the Mediterranean. Common names of various members of this genus and related genera are saltwort (for their salt tolerance) and tumbleweed or roly-poly. The genus name ''Salsola'' is from the Latin , meaning . Description The species of ''Salsola'' are mostly subshrubs, shrubs, small trees, and rarely annuals. The leaves are mostly alternate, rarely opposite, simple, and entire. The bisexual flowers have five tepals and five stamens. The pistil ends in two stigmata. The fruit is spherical with a spiral embryo and no perisperm. Systematics The genus name ''Salsola'' was first published in 1753 by Linnaeus in ''Species Plantarum''. The type species is ''Salsola soda'' L. The genus ''Salsola'' belongs to the tribe Salsoleae ''s.s.'' of the subfamily Salsoloideae in the family Amaranthaceae. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anabasis (plant)
''Anabasis'' is a genus of plants in the subfamily Salsoloideae of the family Amaranthaceae. It is distributed in southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia. Description The species of genus ''Anabasis'' are annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs. Their stems are fleshy and articulated, mostly glabrous with the exception of hairy tufts at the nodes, rarely with papillae-like trichomes or woolly. The opposite leaves may be reduced to small scales or normally developed. The inflorescences are elongated or condensed spikes. The flowers sit solitary or in groups of up to 4 in the axils of upper leaves (bracts), with 2 paired bracteoles. Flowers consist of 5 subequal membranous perianth segments, that are free nearly from base; 3-5 stamens without appendages; and an ovary with 2-3 thick and short stigmas. In fruit, prominent membranous wings develop on the back of the perianth segments, usually 2-3 of them larger than the others. Rarely, the perianth remains unwinged. The fruit m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artemisia (plant)
''Artemisia'' ( ) is a large, diverse genus of plants belonging to the daisy family, Asteraceae, with almost 500 species. Common names for various species in the genus include mugwort, Artemisia absinthium, wormwood, and sagebrush. Some botanists split the genus into several genera, but DNA analysis does not support the maintenance of the genera ''Crossostephium'', ''Filifolium'', ''Neopallasia'', ''Seriphidium'', and ''Sphaeromeria''; three other segregate (taxonomy), segregate genera—''Stilnolepis'', ''Elachanthemum'', and ''Kaschgaria''—are maintained by this evidence. Occasionally, some of the species are called sages, causing confusion with the ''Salvia'' sages in the family Lamiaceae. ''Artemisia'' comprises hardiness (plants), hardy herbaceous plants and shrubs, which are known for the powerful chemical constituents in their essential oils. ''Artemisia'' species grow in temperate climates of both hemispheres, usually in dry or semiarid habitats. Notable species include ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calamagrostis
''Calamagrostis'' (reed grass or smallweed) is a genus of flowering plants in the grass family Poaceae, with about 260 species that occur mainly in temperate regions of the globe. Towards equatorial latitudes, species of ''Calamagrostis'' generally occur at higher elevations. These tufted perennials usually have hairless narrow leaves. The ligules are usually blunt. The inflorescence forms a panicle. Some may be reed-like. The plants may be rhizomatous (underground stems with shoots), stoloniferous (with runners), or caespitose (growing in tufts or clumps). The bisexual spikelets have a single floret and generally they are purple or purple-brown. The spikelets are clustered into inflorescences, which usually develop in early- to mid-summer on long culms ( = stems). Many species of ''Calamagrostis'' are morphologically similar, but they generally occur in distinct habitats, and they have unique geographical distributions. Given the subtle distinctions between many closely related ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aristida
''Aristida'' is a very nearly Cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan genus of plants in the Poaceae, grass family. ''Aristida'' is distinguished by having three Awn (Botany), awns (bristles) on each lemma (botany), lemma of each floret. The genus includes about 300 species found worldwide, often in arid warm regions. This genus is among those colloquially called three-awns wiregrass (other), wiregrasses, speargrass (other), speargrasses and needlegrass (other), needlegrasses. The name ''Aristida'' is derived from the Latin "wikt:arista#Latin, arista", meaning "awn". They are characteristic of semiarid grassland. The Wiregrass Region of North America is named for ''Aristida stricta, A. stricta''. Other locales where this genus is an important component of the ecosystem include the Carolina Bays, the sandhills (Carolina), sandhills of the Carolinas, and sandhill, elsewhere, Acacia aneura, Mulga scrub in Australia, and the xeric grasslands around Lake Tur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Festuca
''Festuca'' (fescue) is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the grass family Poaceae (subfamily Pooideae). They are evergreen or herbaceous perennial tufted grasses with a height range of and a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring on every continent except Antarctica. The genus is closely related to ryegrass (''Lolium''), and recent evidence from phylogenetic studies using DNA sequencing of plant mitochondrial DNA shows that the genus lacks monophyly. As a result, plant taxonomists have moved several species, including the forage grasses tall fescue and meadow fescue, from the genus ''Festuca'' into the genus ''Lolium'', or alternatively into the segregate genus '' Schedonorus''. Because the taxonomy is complex, scientists have not determined how many true species belong to the genus, but estimates range from more than 400 to over 640. Fescue pollen is a significant contributor to hay fever. Taxonomy The genus ''Festuca'' represents a major evolutionary line of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhambyl (mountain)
Zhambyl (; ) is a massif located in Jambyl Region, Kazakhstan. Mount Zhambyl rises in an almost uninhabited area. Mirny, a mining town in the Moiynkum District, lies to the east. Geography The Zhambyl massif is a northern prolongation of the Chu-Ili Range. It is located off the southwestern slopes of the southern section of the Zheltau upland, on the other side of which lies the Balkhash-Alakol Basin. It extends from northwest to southeast for about to the north of the Mayzharylgan. The Betpak-Dala desert lies to the west.Google Earth The highest point of the Zhambyl is high Mount Kyzylbelen, rising near the northern edge.''Kazakhstan National encyclopedia'' / Chief editor A. Nysanbayev - Almaty "Kazakh Encyclopedia" General Editor, Vol. III, 1998. ISBN 5-89800-123-9 Flora The soil is gray and crumbly. Some of the plants found in the range include '' Artemisia santolina'', ''Anabasis'', ''Salsola arbuscula'', as well as sedges, especially in the valleys. See also * G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maizharylgan
Maizharylgan (; ) is a mountain range located in Jambyl Region, Kazakhstan. Mirny, a mining town in the Moiynkum District, lies roughly to the northeast of the Maizharylgan. The area is a seasonal grazing ground for local cattle. Geography The Maizharylgan is located at the southwestern limit of the Balkhash-Alakol Basin, roughly to the southwest of the southern end of Lake Balkhash. It extends from northwest to southeast for about between the Betpak-Dala desert to the west and the southern section of the Zheltau to the east. River Karasai has its origin in the slopes of the northern section and flows into lake Itishpes (Alakol) to the northeast. The river channels and rivulets carry water only in the spring.Google Earth The Maizharylgan stretches northwestwards from the northern end of the Khantau to the southern end of the Zhambyl. he elevations are moderate and, together with the Zheltau upland, the Mayzharylgan forms an almost continuous elevated terrain of moderat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
