Tengiz, Teniz (; ), or Tengis is a
Turco-Mongol
The Turco-Mongol or Turko-Mongol tradition was an ethnocultural synthesis that arose in Asia during the 14th century among the ruling elites of the Golden Horde and the Chagatai Khanate. The ruling Mongol elites of these khanates eventually ass ...
word meaning ''sea''.
It may refer to:
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Tengiz Lake, a lake in Akmola Region, Kazakhstan
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Tengizi Islands, an island chain sited within Lake Tengiz
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Tengiz Field
Tengiz field (, ''Teñız mūnai ken orny'') is an oil field located in Zhylyoi District, Atyrau Region, northwestern Kazakhstan.
Geography
The oil field is located in an area of low-lying wetlands along the northeast shores of the Caspian Se ...
, an oil field in Atyrau Region, Kazakhstan
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Teniz, Kamysty District, a lake in Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan
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Teniz, Mendykara District
Teniz (; ) is a lake in Mendykara District, Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan.
The lake is part of the most important wetlands of Northern Kazakhstan and is a Important Bird Area under threat.
Geography
Teniz lies in the Turgay Depression, about t ...
, a lake in Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan
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Teniz, Yereymentau District
Teniz (; ) is a Bittern (salt), bittern salt lake in Yereymentau District, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan.
Yereymentau lies to the southwest. Teniz is part of an Important Bird Area and the Buiratau National Park, a protected area, lies to the south ...
, a lake in Akmola Region, Kazakhstan
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Tengis River, a river in Mongolia
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Tengiz (given name), a Georgian given name
See also
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Tenis
Tenis (), is a lake in the southern part of the West Siberian Plain, Omsk Oblast, south-central Russia.
The lake is an Important Bird Area, especially for the Dalmatian pelican, and is part of a protected area. The name is probably from ''teŋ ...
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