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Urkash (village)
Urkash or Orkash ( kk, Орқаш; russian: Уркаш) is a village in Kamysty District, Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center of the Urkash Rural District (KATO code - 394857100). Population: Geography The village is located by river Karasu, to the southeast of Kamysty, the administrative center of the district. Lake Teniz lies to the southeast and lake Urkash to the east. The Kazakhstan–Russia border stretches roughly from north to south about to the west.Google Earth Google Earth is a computer program that renders a 3D computer graphics, 3D representation of Earth based primarily on satellite imagery. The program maps the Earth by superimposition, superimposing satellite images, aerial photography, and geog .... References Populated places in Kostanay Region {{Kazakhstan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eigh ... to Kazakhstan–Russia border, the north and west, China to China–Kazakhstan border, the east, Kyrgyzstan to Kazakhstan–Kyrgyzstan border, the southeast, Uzbekistan to Kazakhstan–Uzbekistan border, the south, and Turkmenistan to Kazakhstan–Turkmenistan border, the southwest, with a coastline along the Caspian Sea. Its capital is Astana, known as Nur-Sultan from 2019 to 2022. Almaty, Kazakhstan's largest city, was the country's capital until 1997. Kazakhstan is the world's largest landlocked country, the largest and northernmost Muslim world, Muslim-majority cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regions Of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan is divided into 17 regions ( kk, облыстар/''oblystar''; singular: облыс/''oblys''; russian: области/''oblasti''; singular: область/''oblast). The regions are further subdivided into districts ( kk, аудандар/''audandar''; singular: аудан/''audan''; russian: районы/; singular: russian: район/). Three cities, Shymkent, the largest city Almaty, and the capital Astana) are not part of the regions they are surrounded by. On 16 March 2022, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced that three new regions would be created. Abai Region was created from East Kazakhstan Region with its capital in Semey. Ulytau Region was created from Karaganda Region with its capital in Jezkazgan. Jetisu Region was created from Almaty Region with its capital in Taldykorgan; Almaty Region's capital was moved from Taldykorgan to Qonaev. __TOC__ Regions Demographic statistics In 2022, three new regions were created - Abai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kostanay Region
Kostanay Region ( kk, Қостанай облысы, translit=Qostanai oblysy; russian: Костанайская область, translit=Kostanayskaya oblast) is a region of Kazakhstan. Its administrative center is the city of Kostanay. The population of the region is 900,300. The population living in Kostanay is 207,000 which is equivalent to 23% of the region. Geography Kostanay Region is adjacent to the Russian federal subjects Orenburg Oblast, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Kurgan Oblast, and is near the Ural Mountains. It also touches four other Kazakh regions: Aktobe Region to the southwest, Karaganda Region to the south, Akmola Region to the southeast, and North Kazakhstan Region to the northeast. The Tobol (Tobyl) River, a tributary of the Irtysh River, starts in and flows through the region on its way to Russia. Kostanay Region's area is 197,000 square kilometers, making it the sixth largest of the Kazakh regions. Flora and fauna Resources of an animal and flora of Kostanay R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Kazakhstan
The regions of Kazakhstan are divided into 170 districts ( pl. kz, аудандар, ''audandar''). The districts are listed below, by region: Abai * Abay District *Ayagoz District * Beskaragay District *Borodulikha District * Kokpekti District *Tarbagatay District *Urzhar District *Zharma District Akmola *Akkol District *Arshaly District *Astrakhan District *Atbasar District *Bulandy District *Burabay District *Egindikol District *Enbekshilder District *Ereymentau District * Esil District *Korgalzhyn District *Sandyktau District *Shortandy District *Tselinograd District *Zerendi District *Zhaksy District *Zharkain District Aktobe *Alga District *Ayteke Bi District * Bayganin District *Kargaly District *Kobda District *Khromtau District *Martuk District *Mugalzhar District *Oiyl District * Shalkar District *Temir District *Yrgyz District Almaty *Balkhash District *Enbekshikazakh District *Ile District, Kazakhstan *Karasay District *Raiymbek District *Talgar District *Uygur Dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamysty District
Kamysty ( kk, Қамысты ауданы, ) is a district of Kostanay Region in northern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the selo of Kamysty. Population: Geography Kulykol, Teniz and Urkash Urkash ( kk, Орқаш russian: Уркаш) is a lake in Kamysty District, Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan. The nearest inhabited place is Urkash village, located to the west.Google Earth Salt has been mined at the lake since the 19th century, m ... lakes are located in the district, not far from the Kazakhstan–Russia border. References Districts of Kazakhstan Kostanay Region {{Kazakhstan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karasu (Urkash)
Karasu, Kara-su, Kara su, Qarasu or Gharasu (lit. 'black water/river' in Turkic languages) may refer to: Rivers The Balkans * A former name of the Struma River (Struma Karasu) in Bulgaria and Thrace, northern Greece * A former name of the Mesta River (Mesta Karasu) in Bulgaria and northern Greece, forming the border between Greek Macedonia and Thrace * A former name of the Haliacmon (İnce Karasu) in western Macedonia, northern Greece * Karasu (Istanbul), a river in the greater Istanbul area of Turkey Central Asia * Qarasu River, a small river in northeast Iran feeding into the southeast corner of the Caspian Sea * Kara-Suu (Aksy), a right tributary of the river Naryn in Aksy District, Kyrgyzstan * Kara-Suu (Kara-Köl), a left tributary of the river Naryn near Kara-Köl, Kyrgyzstan * Karasu, name of the last stretch of river Shiderti, Kazakhstan * Karasu (Koybagar), a river in the Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan * Karasu (Urkash), a river in the Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamysty (Kostanay Region)
Kamysty ( kk, Қамысты; russian: Камысты), known as Kamyshnoye until 1997, is a village in the Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center of Kamysty District and of the Sverdlovsk Rural District (KATO code - 394830100). Population: Geography The village is located by lake Dosaykopa (Досайқопа), to the southeast of Kostanay city, the regional capital. The Kazakhstan–Russia border lies about to the northwest.Google Earth Google Earth is a computer program that renders a 3D computer graphics, 3D representation of Earth based primarily on satellite imagery. The program maps the Earth by superimposition, superimposing satellite images, aerial photography, and geog .... References Populated places in Kostanay Region {{Kazakhstan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teniz
Teniz ( kk, Теңіз; russian: Тениз) is a lake in Kamysty District, Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan. Urkash village lies to the northwest of the lake. Teniz is part of the Tounsor State Nature Reserve, a protected area under the Naurzum Nature Reserve. Geography Teniz lies in the basin of the Tobol, east of the Russian border. It is an endorheic lake located in a depression between lakes Kulykol/ Taldykol to the west and Urkash to the east. Shukyrkol lake lies to the northeast. The lake has high banks, up to , steep in places.Google Earth River Karasu flows into the western side of the lake from the north. Flora and fauna An up to wide belt of reeds surround the lakeshore. Teniz is an important stopover of bird migratory routes. However, from the 1980s to 1990s part of the birds, such as the red-breasted geese moved to the Kulykol lake. Currently the most important concentrations are made up of blue ducks, crested ducks, mallards and Eurasian teals, as well as coot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urkash
Urkash ( kk, Орқаш russian: Уркаш) is a lake in Kamysty District, Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan. The nearest inhabited place is Urkash village, located to the west.Google Earth Salt has been mined at the lake since the 19th century, mostly for household purposes.''Kazakhstan National Encyclopedia'' / Ch. ed. B.O. Jakyp. — Almaty: « Kazakh encyclopedia» ZhSS, 2011. ISBN 9965-893-64-0(T.Z.),ISBN 9965-893-19-5 Geography Urkash is located in a sector of scattered small lakes of the western Turgay Plateau. Lakes of the area are both fresh water and saline. Most of the Urkash lakeshore is rocky, but the southern coastline is flat and marshy. The Kazakhstan–Russia border lies about to the west. Lake Zharsor, the second largest lake of the area, lies about to the ENE. The lake is fed by groundwater and snow. River Sarybalkash is the main inflow of the lake. Its waters are salty. Flora and fauna Urkash belongs to the Zharsor-Urkash Lake System a Ramsar site sinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazakhstan–Russia Border
The Kazakhstan–Russia border (russian: Казахстанско-российская граница, kk, Қазақстан-Ресей шекарасы) is the international border between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation. It is the longest continuous international border in the world and the second longest by total length, after the Canada–United States border. It is in the same location as the former administrative-territorial border between the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic and the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. Geography The border starts in the west at the Caspian Sea and runs in a broadly west–east direction to the tripoint with China, though in places it is extremely convoluted. The border consists almost entirely of a series of overland lines traversing the Eurasian Steppe, though in sections rivers are utilised, such as the Maly Uzen, Ural and Uy. The border runs across lake Botkul. In the far eastern section the border r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Google Earth
Google Earth is a computer program that renders a 3D representation of Earth based primarily on satellite imagery. The program maps the Earth by superimposing satellite images, aerial photography, and GIS data onto a 3D globe, allowing users to see cities and landscapes from various angles. Users can explore the globe by entering addresses and coordinates, or by using a keyboard or mouse. The program can also be downloaded on a smartphone or tablet, using a touch screen or stylus to navigate. Users may use the program to add their own data using Keyhole Markup Language and upload them through various sources, such as forums or blogs. Google Earth is able to show various kinds of images overlaid on the surface of the earth and is also a Web Map Service client. In 2019, Google has revealed that Google Earth now covers more than 97 percent of the world, and has captured 10 million miles of Street View imagery. In addition to Earth navigation, Google Earth provides a series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
