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Terisaqqan
The Terisakkan (, ''Terısaqqan''; , ''Tersakkan'') is a river of northern Kazakhstan. A left tributary of the Ishim, it is long and has a basin area of .article110244 Geography It flows through the western parts of the and the average annual flow is approximately , with a maximum up to . In the upper reaches it dries up, and it freezes to the bottom in some winters. Peak flow is in April during snowmelt. Together with the[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulytau (range)
Ulytau or Ulutau (; ) is a range of mountains in Kazakhstan. Administratively the range is part of the Ulytau District, Ulytau Region.Улытау '''' in 30 vols. — Ch. ed. . - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969–1978. (in Russian) Geography 
The Ulutau is one of the subranges of the
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Ishim (river)
The Ishim (; ) is a river running through Kazakhstan and Russia. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . Its average discharge is . It is a left tributary of the Irtysh. The Ishim is partly navigable in its lower reaches. The upper course of the Ishim passes through Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. In Russia, the course of the river travels through a vast marshland, and has countless meanders and oxbow lakes. The river freezes from late November until March. Main tributaries The largest tributaries of the Ishim are, from source to mouth: * Kalkutan (right) * Zhabay (right) * Terisaqqan (left) * Aqqanburlyq (right) * Karasul (left) * Barsuk (right) In Astana According to the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, Astana was chosen as the capital in part due to the presence of the river. The city is also divided into two sections, the Right (northern) Bank of the Ishim or the old town, and the Left (southern) Bank, where the new government buildings suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of Kazakhstan
This is a list of rivers of Kazakhstan, arranged by drainage basin. Tributaries are listed in order from mouth to source. Flowing into the Arctic Ocean Ob Irtysh (''Ertis'') River *Tobol ** Ubagan ** Ayat ** Uy ** Syntasty * Ishim ** Imanburlyq ** Aqqanburlyq ** Terisaqqan ** Zhabay ** Kalkutan *** Boksyk *** Arshaly * Shagan ** Ashchysu * Uba * Ulba * Bukhtarma ** Lukina * Naryn *Kürshim Flowing into endorheic basins Caspian Depression *Volga River ** Akhtuba (''distributary'') *** Kigach (''distributary'') *Ural River ** Shagan **Utva (''Shynghyrlau'') ** Ilek *** Kargaly ** Or * Bolshoy Uzen (''Ülken Özen'') * Maly Uzen (''Kishi Özen'') * Emba * Aschiagar River * Saghyz * Uil * Ashchyozek Aral Sea Syr Darya * Sarysu ** Zhaman Sarysu ** Taldymanaka ** Atasu (river) ** Karakengir * Chu (''Shu'') ** Talas *** Asa ** Ak-Suu ** Kichi-Kemin * Bögen * Arys ** Badam *** Sayramsu ** Mashat ** Boralday * Keles * Sabyrzhylga Akkol * Uly-Zhylanshyk Akmolaisor * Saryozen (Irtysh ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to the China–Kazakhstan border, east, Kyrgyzstan to the Kazakhstan–Kyrgyzstan border, southeast, Uzbekistan to the Kazakhstan–Uzbekistan border, south, and Turkmenistan to the Kazakhstan–Turkmenistan border, southwest, with a coastline along the Caspian Sea. Its capital is Astana, while the largest city and leading cultural and commercial hub is Almaty. Kazakhstan is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, ninth-largest country by land area and the largest landlocked country. Steppe, Hilly plateaus and plains account for nearly half its vast territory, with Upland and lowland, lowlands composing another third; its southern and eastern frontiers are composed of low mountainous regions. Kazakhstan has a population of 20 mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazakh Uplands
The Kazakh Uplands or the Kazakh Hummocks, known in Kazakh as the ( , ; ), is a large peneplain formation extending throughout the central and eastern regions of Kazakhstan.Казахский мелкосопочник (Kazakh Uplands) '''' in 30 vols. — Ch. ed. . - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978. (in Russian) Administratively the Kazakh Uplands stretch across the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Soviet Encyclopedia
The ''Great Soviet Encyclopedia'' (GSE; , ''BSE'') is one of the largest Russian-language encyclopedias, published in the Soviet Union from 1926 to 1990. After 2002, the encyclopedia's data was partially included into the later ''Great Russian Encyclopedia'' in an updated and revised form. The GSE claimed to be "the first Marxist–Leninist general-purpose encyclopedia". Origins The idea of the ''Great Soviet Encyclopedia'' emerged in 1923 on the initiative of Otto Schmidt, a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. In early 1924 Schmidt worked with a group which included Mikhail Pokrovsky, (rector of the Institute of Red Professors), Nikolai Meshcheryakov (Former head of the General Directorate for the Protection of State Secrets in the Press, Glavit, the State Administration of Publishing Affairs), Valery Bryusov (poet), Veniamin Kagan (mathematician) and Konstantin Kuzminsky to draw up a proposal which was agreed to in April 1924. Also involved was Anatoly Lunacharsky, People' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamysakty
The Kamysakty (; ) is a river in the Aiyrtau and Esil districts, North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan. It is long and has a catchment area of . Until 1865 the Kamysakty formed the uppermost stretch of the Kamyshlov, a former left tributary of the Irtysh. Its ancient valley can be traced by a residual chain of lakes for almost all the way to the Irtysh. The river is currently part of the Ishim Water Management Basin. Course The Kamysakty belongs to the Ishim River basin. It has its sources on the northwestern slopes of the Kokshetau Hills, close to lake Ulken Koskol. The river heads roughly northwards most of its course. In its final stretch it bends northeastwards and enters the southwestern shore of lake Ulken Torangyl from the west.''Nature of Kazakhstan Encyclopedia'' / General editor. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia" LLP, 2011. T.Z. - 304 pages. (T.Z.), Google Earth The width of the river valley is between and . The channel is between and , with the banks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalkutan
The Kalkutan () or Koluton () is a river of the Akmola Region, Kazakhstan. It has a length of and the size of its basin is .''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 Course The Kalkutan is a right tributary of the Ishim (river), Ishim. It has its sources in lake Shortankol, by Novorybinka (Akmola Region), Novorybinka village. The river flows roughly westwards all along its course. It joins the right bank of the Ishim a little to the north of Kalkutan (station), Kalkutan railway station. Its main tributaries are the long Talkara, the long Boksyk, the long Ashchysai, and the long Arshaly (river), Arshaly from the right. See also *List of rivers of Kazakhstan *Balyktykol (Shortandy District) References Rivers of Kazakhstan Ishim basin {{Kazakhstan-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhabay
The Zhabay (; ) is a river in Zerendy, Sandyktau and Atbasar districts, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan. It has a length of and a basin size of . The river passes by Sandyktau, Balkashino and Atbasar towns. The water is used in local farms mainly for agricultural field irrigation and watering cattle.''ATAMEKEN: Geographical Encyclopedia.'' / General ed. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia", 2011. - 648 pages. ISBN 9965-893-70-5 Course The Zhabay is a right tributary of the Ishim. It has its sources in the Zerendi Mountains, a subrange of the Kokshetau Hills. It flows in a roughly SSW direction all along its course and joins the right bank of the Ishim near Timashevka. The channel in the lower course is wide and flowing slowly. Its width reaches up to . The river water is fresh, with a salinity between and . The Zhabay freezes towards the end of October and stays under ice until the second half of April. Variations in level are marked, depending from the season and the year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akkanburlyk
The Akkanburlyk (, ''Aqqanbūrlyq'') is a river of the North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan. It is a right tributary of the Ishim. Course The river has its sources in the western edge of the Kokshetau Hills The Kokshetau Hills (; ) is a system of mountains of moderate altitude in the North Kazakhstan Region and Akmola Region, Kazakhstan.Zhaksy-Zhalgyztau. It heads roughly from east to west all along its course. It flows into the right bank of the Ishim River, to the ESE of the Urozhainoye village. The Akkanburlyk flows across the territory of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imanburlyk
The Imanburlyk (, ''İmanbūrlyq'') is a river of the North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan. It is a right tributary of the Ishim. Google Earth Google Earth is a web mapping, web and computer program created by Google that renders a 3D computer graphics, 3D representation of Earth based primarily on satellite imagery. The program maps the Earth by superimposition, superimposing satelli ... Course The river has its origin in lake Imantau. It flows in a roughly north/northwestern across the Aiyrtau and Shal Akyn districts of North Kazakhstan. Its mouth is in the right bank of the Sergeyev Dam, near Kenes village. References Rivers of Kazakhstan Ishim basin {{Kazakhstan-river-stub ... [...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] |
