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Yegindybulak
Yegindybulak (, ''Egindibulaq'') is a settlement in Karkaraly District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center of the Yegindybulak Rural District (KATO code - 354851100). Population: History The Koyandy Fair, a large annual trade fair held every June from 1848 to 1930, was located by the banks of the Taldy river, southwest of modern-day Yegindybulak on the caravan route from Central Asia to Siberia. Yegindybulak was the administrative center of Kazybekbi District, a defunct administrative division of the Karaganda Region from 1928 to 1963 and again between 1964 and 1997.''Справочник по истории административно-территориального устройства Карагандинской области''. — Караганда: Государственный архив Карагандинской области, 2006 Geography Yegindybulak is located on a dry steppe In physical geography, a steppe () is an ecor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Ku
Mount Ku () is a mountain massif in the Karkaraly District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan.''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 Yegindybulak village lies at the feet of the southwestern slopes of the mountain. The Ku Zazaznik, a protected area, is located in Mount Ku. Geography Mount Ku is part of the Kazakh Upland system (Saryarka). It is a compact-shaped range of moderate altitude located in the northeastern sector of the highlands. The Myrzhyk massif lies to the ENE of the eastern slopes, the Bakty Range to the south, and the Kent Range to the SSW. Lake Balyktykol lies to the west. The highest point of Mount Ku is a high summit. There are springs at the foot of the mountains.Google Earth Flora The summits of Mont Ku are rocky. The soil is dark brown. Sparse pine forests grow on some of the lower slope areas. The valleys and sm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koyandy Fair
The Koyandy Fair () was a large annual trade fair held every June from 1848 to 1930 in the Karkaraly region of Kazakhstan on the caravan route from Central Asia to Siberia. Koyandy is located west of modern-day Yegindybulak, near lake Karasor. Origins The Koyandy Fair opened in 1848 when merchant Barnabas Botov first began buying cattle on the banks of the Taldy north of Karkaraly. The following year, new buyers arrived and soon people from Kazakhstan, Siberia, the Urals, Central Asia and western China were visiting the fair. Because of the nomadic nature of the people’s lives, they waited until summer to sell their livestock and purchase necessary goods. It has been reported that a two-year-old ram was worth 2 silver rubles. The prosperous years In 1869, the Karkaraly regional administration filed an application to officially recognize the trade fair. By 1900 the Koyandy Fair had 30 stores, 276 shops and 707 yurts in the area of . The fair was organized in four long rows. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balyktykol (Karasor Basin)
Balyktykol (; ) is a lake in Karkaraly District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan. The lake is located to the NNE of Karkaraly city. The nearest inhabited places are Karabulak to the southeast, Yegindybulak to the east by Mount Ku, and Koyandy village to the NW of the northwestern lakeshore. The lake is an Important Bird Area under threat. Geography Balyktykol is a heart-shaped lake in the central/eastern Kazakh Uplands. It lies at the eastern end of the Karasor Basin, about to the east of lake Karasor and to the south of Saumalkol, surrounded by low hills. The lakeshores are low and gently sloping in the northwest and in the east, but in the remaining stretches they are rocky, with steep cliffs. There is a long and wide peninsula in the southeast dividing the southern part into two bays. The bottom of the lake is sand and mud. The water of Balyktykol is fresh but hard. The lake is fed by snow, rainfall and underground water. The Ozdenbay River flows into the lake from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regions Of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan is divided into 17 regions (; ; ; ) and 4 cities. The regions are further subdivided into districts of Kazakhstan, districts (; ; ; ). The four cities, Almaty, Baikonur, Shymkent, and the capital city Astana, do not belong to their surrounding regions. Initially there were 14 regions. On 16 March 2022, President of Kazakhstan, 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 Qonayev. __TOC__ Regions Demographic statistics In 2022, three new regions were created - Abai (from part of East Kazakhstan), Jetisu (from part of Almaty Region) and Ulytau (from part of Karaganda Region). In the following table, the 2009 population totals ha ... [...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] |
Karaganda Region
Karaganda Region (; ) is a region of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Karaganda. The region borders Akmola and Pavlodar Region to the north, Abai Region to the east, Jetisu, Almaty, and Zhambyl Regions to the south, and Kostanay and Ulytau regions to the west. In 2022, the western parts of this region was split off and became the Ulytau Region. History The region was the site of intense coal mining during the days of the Soviet Union and also the site of several Gulag forced labor camps. Following World War II, Joseph Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union, had many ethnic Germans deported to the area. There have been constant border changes within the region's history. The first took place in 1954 when it was ceded parts of Kustanay Oblast and parts of Taldy-Kurgan Oblast. In 1973, Dzhezkazgan Oblast was split off from Karaganda Oblast making it a fraction of the size it once was. In 1986, Karaganda Oblast was given the southern part of Tselinograd Oblast as part of another ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Kazakhstan
The regions of Kazakhstan are divided into 170 districts (raion A raion (also spelt rayon) is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet states. The term is used for both a type of subnational entity and a division of a city. The word is from the French (meaning 'honeycomb, department'), and is c ...s) (Plural, pl. , ''audandar''; , ''rayony''). The districts are listed below, by region: Abai Region, Abai *Abay District, Abay Oblast, Abay District *Ayagoz District *Beskaragay District *Borodulikha District *Kokpekti District *Tarbagatay District *Urzhar District *Zharma District Akmola Region, Akmola *Akkol District *Arshaly District *Astrakhan District *Atbasar District *Birzhan sal District *Bulandy District *Burabay District *Egindikol District *Ereymentau District *Esil District, Akmola Province, Esil District *Korgalzhyn District *Sandyktau District *Shortandy District *Tselinograd District *Zerendi District *Zhaksy District *Zharkain District Aktobe Region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karkaraly District
Karkaraly District (, ) is a district of Karaganda Region in central Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the town of Karkaraly. As of 2019, the district is home to a population of 36,025 people. Geography Karasor, an endorheic salt lake, is located in the district, north of the Karkaraly and Kent mountain ranges.Google Earth History The Karkaraly District is home to the Kent Settlement, located in the village of , an archeological digsite which dates back to the Bronze Age. Discovered in 1985, the site includes a proto-city which spans 30 hectares, complementary farmland which exceeds 100 hectares in area, a religious building, and furnaces used to make bronze and possibly iron. During the times of the Russian Empire, the town of Karkaraly was home to the Koyandy Fair, one of the largest economic and cultural gatherings in the Kazakh Steppes. Major figures who visited the town during the time of the Russian Empire included Abai Kunanbaev, Shoqan Walikhanov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taldy
The Taldy () is a river in Karkaraly District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan. It is long. The Taldy is the main river of the Karasor Basin. It freezes between November and April. The main settlements near its banks are Koyandy, Burkitti (Taldinka), Karagaily and Akkora. Course The Taldy has its sources in the Kent Range, to the SSE of the southern slopes of the Karkaraly Range, central Kazakh Uplands. It heads roughly northwards along a wide intermontane basin bound by mountains all along its course. Its main tributary is the Sarybulak from the right. Near Balyktykol lake it bends westwards close to the northwestern lakeshore and heads straight towards lake Karasor, flowing roughly parallel to the Karasu to the north. Finally it enters the eastern end of the lake downriver from Koyandy village.Google Earth The valley is wide and the river channel is steep in some stretches. The river is fed by precipitation and groundwater.''Atameken'' Geographical Encyclopedia. Almaty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Asia
Central Asia is a region of Asia consisting of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The countries as a group are also colloquially referred to as the "-stans" as all have names ending with the Persian language, Persian suffix "-stan" (meaning ) in both respective native languages and most other languages. The region is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the southwest, European Russia to the northwest, China and Mongolia to the east, Afghanistan and Iran to the south, and Siberia to the north. Together, the five Central Asian countries have a total population of around million. In the pre-Islamic and early Islamic eras ( and earlier) Central Asia was inhabited predominantly by Iranian peoples, populated by Eastern Iranian-speaking Bactrians, Sogdians, Khwarezmian language, Chorasmians, and the semi-nomadic Scythians and Dahae. As the result of Turkic migration, Central Asia also became the homeland for the Kazakhs, Kyrgyzs, Volga Tatars, Tatars, Turkmens, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siberia
Siberia ( ; , ) is an extensive geographical region comprising all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It has formed a part of the sovereign territory of Russia and its predecessor states since the lengthy conquest of Siberia, which began with the fall of the Khanate of Sibir in 1582 and concluded with the annexation of Chukotka in 1778. Siberia is vast and sparsely populated, covering an area of over , but home to roughly a quarter of Russia's population. Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, and Omsk are the largest cities in the area. Because Siberia is a geographic and historic concept and not a political entity, there is no single precise definition of its territorial borders. Traditionally, Siberia spans the entire expanse of land from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, with the Ural River usually forming the southernmost portion of its western boundary, and includes most of the drainage basin of the Arctic Ocean. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steppe
In physical geography, a steppe () is an ecoregion characterized by grassland plains without closed forests except near rivers and lakes. Steppe biomes may include: * the montane grasslands and shrublands biome * the tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome * the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome A steppe is usually covered with grass and shrubs, depending on the season and latitude. The term ''steppe climate'' denotes a semi-arid climate, which is encountered in regions too dry to support a forest, but not dry enough to be a desert. Steppes are usually characterized by a semi-arid or continental climate. Temperature extremes can be recorded in the summer of up to and in winter of down to . Besides this major seasonal difference, fluctuations between day and night are also significant: in both the highlands of Mongolia and northern Nevada, can be reached during the day with sub-freezing readings at night. Steppes ave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
