Aktash River
The Aktash (russian: Акташ) is a river in the Kasbek and Khasavyurt districts of the Republic of Daghestan in Caucasian Russia. It is long, with its width varying from 1.5 meters (5 ft) to . It has an overall slope of 14%. Its watershed is . Name Aktash derives from the Turkic ''ak-'' ("white") and ''taş'' ("stone"). History The river's basin was settled by the Mountain Cossacks from the 1520s. The Don Cossacks arrived under Andrei Shadrin in the late 1570s, founding Andreyevo (present-day Endirey). The two groups eventually formed the Terek Cossacks. The mountainous area of the river was depopulated in 1877 by the Russian Adjutant-General Svistunov to prevent possible uprisings in support of Alibek Haji. Diversion of the river for irrigation now means that it usually does not reach the Caspian Sea The Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland body of water, often described as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. An endorheic basin, it lies ...
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Sulak (river)
The Sulak (russian: Сула́к, kum, Сулак (Sulak)/Къой-сув (Qoysuw), ce, ĠoysuLepiev A.S., Lepiev İ.A., Türkçe-Çeçençe sözlük, Turkoyŋ-noxçiyŋ doşam, Ankara, 2003) drains most of the mountainous interior of Dagestan northeast into the Caspian Sea. It and most of its branches flow in canyons. Its main tributaries are, from north to southeast: *The Andi Koysu flows north-northeast and joins the Avar Koysu to become the Sulak. A few of its upper tributaries are in Georgia. Near the junction of the two rivers were the Siege of Akhoulgo and the Battle of Gimry. *The Avar Koysu flows northeast to join the Andi Koysu, forming the Sulak. Its upper tributaries are the northeast-flowing Khzanor and the northwest flowing Dzhurmut. *The Kara Koysu flows northeast and joins the Avar Koysu about northwest of Gergebil. North of Gergebil is the Irgan dam and reservoir. Its long upper tributaries include the Karalazuger, Tleyserukh and Risor. *The Kazikumukh K ...
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Endirey
Endirey (russian: Эндирей; OKATO: 82254815001) is a village (''selo'') in the Khasavyurt District of the Republic of Dagestan in Russia. It is the center of the Endireyskoe Rural Settlement and has a population of 7,863 (2015). Endirey - important historical center of the Kumyks. Its current head is Salavatov Rustam Abdulvagidovich. Name Endirey is an ancient original Kumyk name. It was adopted by Daghestan in 1991, replacing the Soviet name Andreyaul (). Under Imperial Russia, its name had been Andreyevo (, ''Andreevo'') after an early Cossack leader who supposedly settled there, a Russian source quotes many alleged explanations. Former spellings include Enderi, Enderee, Indiri and al-Indiri, Andreeva, and Andreewa. It has also been known as Andreevskii Awul. Location Endirey lies at the foot of Mount Tshumlu on the Aktash River near Khasavyurt, just north of the Caucasus and just east of the Chechen border. It lies about south of Kizliar and has a mean eleva ...
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Aktaş (other)
Aktaş (literally "white stone") is a Turkish name that may refer to: Surname * Ceyda Aktaş (born 1994), Turkish female volleyball player * Emre Aktaş (born 1986), Turkish footballer *Gülşen Aktaş (born 1957), Turkish schoolteacher and political scientist *Kubilay Aktaş (born 1995), Turkish footballer * Metin Aktaş (born 1977), Turkish footballer *Serap Aktaş (born 1971), Turkish female long-distance runner * Serenay Aktaş (born 1993), Tyrkish women's footballer, and television and film actress *Süleyman Aktaş, Turkish serial killer *Uğur Aktaş (karateka) (born 1995), Turkish karateka Places * Lake Aktaş, on the Georgia–Turkey border * Aktaş Dağı, a mountain on the Iran–Turkey border Turkey * Aktaş, Akçakoca * Aktaş, Amasya, a village in the district of Amasya, Amasya Province * Aktaş, Araç, a village * Aktaş, Buldan * Aktaş, Büyükorhan * Aktaş, Çivril * Aktaş, Çüngüş * Aktaş, Gerede, a village in the district of Gerede, Bolu Province * Aktaş ...
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Aktash (other)
Aktash, which means 'white rock' in many Turkic languages, may refer to: * Aktash (river), a river in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia * Ak-Tash (other), several villages in Kyrgyzstan * Aktash, Russia, several rural localities in Russia * Aktash Massif Important Bird Area, Tajikistan * Aktashite, a mineral * Oqtosh, a town in the Narpay District, Uzbekistan * Oqtosh, Namangan Region, a town in the Toʻraqoʻrgʻon District, Uzbekistan See also *Aktaş (other) Aktaş (literally "white stone") is a Turkish name that may refer to: Surname * Ceyda Aktaş (born 1994), Turkish female volleyball player * Emre Aktaş (born 1986), Turkish footballer *Gülşen Aktaş (born 1957), Turkish schoolteacher and politi ...

Aksay (river)
Aksay may refer to: *Aksay, West Kazakhstan Province, a town in Kazakhstan *Aksay, Issyk Kul, a village in Kyrgyzstan *Aksay, Rostov Oblast, a town in Russia See also * Aksai (other) * Aksay, Russia Aksay (russian: Аксай) is the name of several types of inhabited localities in Russia, inhabited localities in Russia. Modern localities ;Urban localities *Aksay, Rostov Oblast, a town in Aksaysky District of Rostov Oblast ;Rural localities ...

Caspian Sea
The Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland body of water, often described as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. An endorheic basin, it lies between Europe and Asia; east of the Caucasus, west of the broad steppe of Central Asia, south of the fertile plains of Southern Russia in Eastern Europe, and north of the mountainous Iranian Plateau of Western Asia. It covers a surface area of (excluding the highly saline lagoon of Garabogazköl to its east) and a volume of . It has a salinity of approximately 1.2% (12 g/L), about a third of the salinity of average seawater. It is bounded by Kazakhstan to the northeast, Russia to the northwest, Azerbaijan to the southwest, Iran to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southeast. The sea stretches nearly from north to south, with an average width of . Its gross coverage is and the surface is about below sea level. Its main freshwater inflow, Europe's longest river, the Volga, enters at the shallow north end. Two deep ...
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Irrigation
Irrigation (also referred to as watering) is the practice of applying controlled amounts of water to land to help grow Crop, crops, Landscape plant, landscape plants, and Lawn, lawns. Irrigation has been a key aspect of agriculture for over 5,000 years and has been developed by many cultures around the world. Irrigation helps to grow crops, maintain landscapes, and revegetation, revegetate disturbed soils in dry areas and during times of below-average rainfall. In addition to these uses, irrigation is also employed to protect crops from frost, suppress weed growth in grain fields, and prevent soil consolidation. It is also used to cool livestock, reduce dust, dispose of sewage, and support mining operations. Drainage, which involves the removal of surface and sub-surface water from a given location, is often studied in conjunction with irrigation. There are several methods of irrigation that differ in how water is supplied to plants. Surface irrigation, also known as gravity irri ...
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Alibek Haji
Alibek is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Alibek Aliev (born 1996), Russian-Swedish footballer *Alibek Bashkaev (born 1989), Russian judoka *Alibek Buleshev (born 1981), Kazakhstani footballer *Alibek Delimkhanov (born 1974) * Alibek Sapaýew, Turkmenistan football referee See also *Ken Alibek Kanatzhan "Kanat" Alibekov ( kk, Қанатжан Байзақұлы Әлібеков, Qanatjan Baizaqūly Älıbekov; russian: Канатжан Алибеков, Kanatzhan Alibekov; born 1950), known as Kenneth "Ken" Alibek since 1992, is a Kazak ...