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Ashchysu (Ayr)
The Ashchysu ( kk, Ащысу; russian: Ащысу) is a river in the Bukhar-Zhyrau District, Karaganda Region, and May District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan. It is long and has a catchment area of . The area of the basin is a seasonal grazing ground for local cattle and the Ashchysu is used for watering livestock. The river is frozen between November and April. Course The Ashchysu has its sources in the northwest-facing slopes of the Ayr Mountains of the Kazakh Uplands. It heads first northwards, then it bends when it reaches the highland plain and flows roughly northeastwards at the feet of the range along its northern slopes. Further downstream it describes a wide bend and heads roughly northwestwards, leaving the Kyzyltau to the east near Zhanatilek and Tuzkol. When it reaches Musa Shormanov village (former Tendik), the river bends and heads northeastwards within a wide valley. Further downstream it bends and flows eastwards north of the Bayanaul Range, past a number ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sentinel-2
Sentinel-2 is an Earth observation mission from the Copernicus Programme that systematically acquires optical imagery at high spatial resolution (10 m to 60 m) over land and coastal waters. The mission is currently a constellation with two satellites, Sentinel-2A and Sentinel-2B; a third satellite, Sentinel-2C, is currently undergoing testing in preparation for launch in 2024. The mission supports a broad range of services and applications such as agricultural monitoring, emergencies management, land cover classification or water quality. Sentinel-2 has been developed and is being operated by the European Space Agency, and the satellites were manufactured by a consortium led by Airbus Defence and Space in Friedrichshafen. Overview The Sentinel-2 mission has the following key characteristics: * Multi-spectral data with 13 bands in the visible, near infrared, and short wave infrared part of the spectrum * Systematic global coverage of land surfaces from 56° S to 84°&nb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of 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 ** Qalqutan * 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 Aral Sea Syr Darya * Sarysu * Chu (''Shu'') ** Talas ***Asa ** Ak-Suu ** Kichi-Kemin * Bögen * Arys ** Badam *** Sayramsu ** Mashat **Boralday *Keles Akkol * Uly-Zhylanshyk Shalkarteniz * Turgay ** Irgiz **Ulkayak *Tegene *Zhyngyldyozek *Kalmakkyrgan *Baikonyr *Zhymyky Lake Tengiz * Nura Balkhash-Alakol Basin *Ili ** Charyn ** Chilik ** Es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Soviet Encyclopedia
The ''Great Soviet Encyclopedia'' (GSE; ) 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 ''Bolshaya rossiyskaya entsiklopediya'' (or '' 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 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's Commissar of Education ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 geographic information system, 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 Computer keyboard, keyboard or computer mouse, mouse. The program can also be downloaded on a smartphone or Tablet computer, 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 c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bayanaul Range
Bayanaul Range ( kk, Баянауыл тауы; russian: Баянаульские горы) is a range of mountains in Bayanaul District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.Kanysh Satpaev. Encyclopedia / Editor-in-Chief B. O. Jakyp. — Almaty "Kazakh Encyclopedia", 2011. ISBN 9965-893-74-8 Bayanaul, the administrative center of Bayanaul District, lies at the feet of the eastern slopes of the mountains. A large sector of the range is part of the Bayanaul National Park, a protected area established in 1985. Geography The Bayanaul Range is one of the subranges of the Kazakh Upland system (Saryarka). It rises in the northeastern sector of the highlands. The Bayanaul stretches from east to west for about with mountaintops averaging between and . The highest point is Akbet, a high summit. The uppermost levels of the mountains are generally rocky and their slopes are deeply dissected by valleys and ravines. No major rivers have their sources in the range. Most flow into the surrounding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuzkol, Bayanaul District
Tuzkol ( kk, Тұзкөл) is a salt lake in Bayanaul District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan. The lake lies southwest of the town of Bayanaul. Geography Tuzkol lies in a tectonic depression of the Kazakh Uplands to the southwest of the eastern part of the Bayanaul Range and to the east of the Ashchysu river. It is the largest of the lakes of the district. Zhanatilek village is located to the south of the southern shore. River Karasu, an intermittent stream, flows into the lake from the east. The water of the lake is saline, containing magnesium and sodium chloride. There is an to thick layer of mud at the bottom of the lake emitting a strong hydrogen sulfide smell. The mud is used locally for medicinal purposes.Google Earth See also *List of lakes of Kazakhstan Excluding the northernmost districts, Kazakhstan consists of endorheic basins, where rivers flow into one of the numerous lakes. The most important drainage system is known as Yedisu, meaning "seven rivers" in Tu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhanatilek
Zhanatilek ( kk, Жаңатілек) is a settlement in Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan. It is part of Bayanaul District and the administrative center of the Zhanatilek rural district (KATO code - 553641100). Population: Geography Zhanatilek lies in the Kazakh Uplands, southwest of Bayanaul, near lake Tuzkol. The Ashchysu river flows to the west of the village.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 External linksBayanaul - Tourism(in Russian) Populated places in Pavlodar Region {{Kazakhstan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavlodar Region
Pavlodar Region ( kk, Павлодар облысы, translit=Pavlodar oblysy; russian: Павлодарская область, translit=Pavlodarskaya oblast) is a region of Kazakhstan. The population of the region was and ; the latest official estimate (as at the start of 2018) was 754,739. Its capital is the city of Pavlodar, which had a population of 360,014 at the start of 2018. Many people, especially Ukrainians, migrated to Pavlodar in Nikita Khrushchev's Virgin Lands Campaign. The Bayanaul National Park, a protected area of the Kazakh Uplands, is located in the Bayanaul Range, within 100 km of Ekibastuz. Geography Pavlodar borders Russia (Altai Krai, Omsk Oblast and Novosibirsk Oblast) to the north, and also borders the following Kazakh regions: Akmola (to the west), East Kazakhstan (to the south-east), North Kazakhstan (to the north-west), and Karaganda (to the south). The Irtysh River flows from the Altay Mountains in China to Russia through the region; the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alkamergen
Alkamergen ( kk, Алқамерген) is a lake in May District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan. The lake lies in the western part of May District, northeast of the town of Bayanaul. Geography Alkamergen lies in a tectonic depression of the Kazakh Uplands, roughly to the northeast of the northeastern slopes of the Bayanaul Range. It is one of the largest lakes in the district. There are a number of smaller lakes in its vicinity. Sulysor, the largest one, is located to the west of the southern shore. Altybaysor lies to the north and larger lake Karasor to the east. River Ashchysu flows into Alkamergen from the west. The water of the lake is brackish, fresher in the spring and with increased salinity in the summer. In years of drought the level of Alkamergen sinks and the northern end becomes a separate lake connected with the southern section by a narrow sound.Google Earth''Kazakhstan National encyclopedia'' / Chief editor A. Nysanbayev - Almaty 1998, ISBN 5-89800-123-9 , Vol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
May District, Kazakhstan
May ( kk, Май ауданы, ) is a district of Pavlodar Region in northern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the selo of Koktobe. Population: Geography May District lies in the Kazakh Uplands. The Irtysh River flows in the northern limit and Alkamergen and Karasor are the largest lakes.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 Districts of Kazakhstan Pavlodar Region {{Kazakhstan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karaganda Region
Karaganda Region ( kk, Qarağandy oblysy; russian: Карагандинская область, translit=Karagandinskaja oblast′), also spelled Qaraghandy Region, is a region of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Karaganda. On 17 March 2022 it was announced that Karaganda would be divided, with the formation of the Ulytau Region. This officially came into force on 8 June 2022. 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 Obl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
