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Karakol (Chu Basin)
Karakol ( kk, Қаракөл) is a lake in the Moiynkum District, Jambyl Region, Kazakhstan. The lake is located to the east of Ulanbel village. Although the lake water is somewhat bitter, it can be used for watering livestock grazing in the surrounding area. Geography Karakol lies in the lower Chu river basin, roughly to the northeast of the river channel. Lake Zhalanash is located to the WSW and Kamkalykol to the southeast. Lake Karakol stretches roughly from north to south for more than . It has a large eastern wing or bay that is shallower and dries seasonally. The shores are marshy and the bottom of the lake is muddy.Google Earth Karakol freezes in mid November and thaws in March. On average the water level rises right after the melting of the snows in the spring and decreases in the summer. There are many small lakes nearby.''ATAMEKEN: Geographical encyclopedia'' / General ed. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( k ... [...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] |
Moiynkum District
Moiynkum ( kk, Мойынқұм ауданы, ) is a district of Jambyl Region in south-eastern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the auyl of Moiynkum. Geography The district is named after the Moiynkum Desert. Parts of it are in the lower basin of the Chu river, as well as by :Lake Balkhash. Lakes Kashkanteniz and Karakol are located in the district.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 Jambyl Region {{Kazakhstan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackish Lake
Brackish water, sometimes termed brack water, is water occurring in a natural environment that has more salinity than freshwater, but not as much as seawater. It may result from mixing seawater (salt water) and fresh water together, as in estuaries, or it may occur in brackish fossil aquifers. The word comes from the Middle Dutch root '' brak''. Certain human activities can produce brackish water, in particular civil engineering projects such as dikes and the flooding of coastal marshland to produce brackish water pools for freshwater prawn farming. Brackish water is also the primary waste product of the salinity gradient power process. Because brackish water is hostile to the growth of most terrestrial plant species, without appropriate management it is damaging to the environment (see article on shrimp farms). Technically, brackish water contains between 0.5 and 30 grams of salt per litre—more often expressed as 0.5 to 30 parts per thousand (‰), which is a specific grav ... [...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 to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbekistan to the south, and Turkmenistan to 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-majority country by land area, and the ninth-largest country in the world. It has a population of 19 million people, and one of the lowest population densities in the world, at fewer than 6 people per square kilometre (15 people per square mile). The country dominates Central Asia economically and politically, generating 60 percent of the region's GDP, primarily through its oil and gas industry; it also has vast mineral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jambyl Region
Jambyl or Zhambyl Region ( kk, Жамбыл облысы, translit=Jambyl oblysy; russian: Жамбылская область, Zhambylskaya oblast), formerly known as Dzhambul Region (russian: Джамбульская область, Dzhambulskaya Oblast) until 1991, is a region of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Taraz. The population of the region is 1,000,000; the city is 335,100. The region borders Kyrgyzstan, and is very near to Uzbekistan (all to the south). Jambyl also borders three other provinces: Karaganda Region (to the north), Turkistan Region (to the west) and Almaty Region (to the east). The total area is . The province borders Lake Balkhash to its northeast. The province (and its capital during the Soviet era) was named after the Kazakh ''akyn'' (folk singer) Jambyl Jabayev. History The Dzhambul Region was formed by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet on October 14, 1939 and included nine districts, of which six were separated from the South Kazakhstan and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulanbel
Ulanbel ( kk, Ұланбел) is a village in Moiynkum District, Jambyl Region, Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center of the Ulanbel Rural District (KATO code - 315647100). Population: Geography The village lies at the northern edge of the Moiynkum Desert. It is located by the left bank of the lower course of the Chu river, to the northwest of lake Zhalanash and to the WNW of Moiynkum Moiynkum ( kz, Мойынқұм; until 1997 ''Furmanovka'') is a village ''( auyl)'' in southeastern Kazakhstan. It is the seat of Moiynkum District of Jambyl Region. Population: . Geography The village is located by the Chu river, to the southe ..., the district capital. Climate Ulanbel has a cold desert climate ( Köppen: ''BWk''), characterized by cold winters and hot summers. References Populated places in Jambyl Region Chu (river) {{Kazakhstan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bittern (salt)
Bittern (pl. bitterns), or nigari, is the salt solution formed when halite (table salt) precipitates from seawater or brines. Bitterns contain magnesium, calcium, and potassium ions as well as chloride, sulfate, iodide, and other ions. Bittern is commonly formed in salt ponds where the evaporation of water prompts the precipitation of halite. These salt ponds can be part of a salt-producing industrial facility, or they can be used as a waste storage location for brines produced in desalination processes. Bittern is a source of many useful salts. It is used as a natural source of Mg2+, and it can be used as a coagulant both in the production of tofu and in the treatment of industrial wastewater. History Bittern has been extracted for a long time, at least several centuries. The Dutch chemist Petrus Jacobus Kipp (1808–1864) experimented with saturated solutions of bittern. The term for the solution is a modification of "bitter". Uses Salt derivation Bittern is a source ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chu (river)
The Chu (Shu or Chüy) ( kk, Шу, Shu, شۋ; ky, Чүй, Chüy, چۉي; dng, Чў, Chwu (from , ''Chǔ''); russian: Чу, Chu) is a river in Northern Kyrgyzstan and Southern Kazakhstan. Of its total length of ,Чу (река) the first 115 kilometres are in Kyrgyzstan, then for 221 kilometres the river is the border between Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan and the last 731 kilometres are in Kazakhstan. It is one of the longest s in Kyrgyzstan and in Kazakhstan. It has a drainage basin of . The |
Zhalanash (lake)
Zhalanash ( kk, Жалаңаш) is a salt lake in the Moiynkum District, Jambyl Region, Kazakhstan. Ulanbel village is located to the northwest. The lake basin is used as a seasonal grazing ground for local cattle. Geography Zhalanash lies at the northern edge of the Moiynkum Desert, in the lower Chu river basin. It is located less than to the south of the Chu river channel, and downriver from larger lake Kokuydynkol. The shores of the lake are low and flat.Google Earth Zhalanash is known as a "dead lake" ( kk, тұйық көл) in Kazakh. Its waters freeze at the end of December and thaw at the end of March. On average the water level rises right after the melting of the snows in the spring and decreases in the summer.''ATAMEKEN: Geographical encyclopedia.'' / General ed. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, Алма-Ата), is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamkalykol
Kamkalykol ( kk, Қамқалыкөл) is a lake in the Moiynkum District, Jambyl Region, Kazakhstan. The lake is located to the ESE of Ulanbel village. The ruins of ghost town Kishi Kamkaly (village), Kishi Kamkaly, abandoned in 2019, lie by the northern end of the lake. The lake water is used for watering livestock grazing in the surrounding area. Geography Kamkalykol lies in the lower Chu (river), Shu river basin to the north of the river channel. Lake Karakol (Chu basin), Karakol is located to the northwest and lake Zhalanash (lake), Zhalanash to the west. Kamkalykol stretches roughly from northwest to southeast for almost . To the south it is bound by the Shu floodplain.Google Earth Kamkalykol freezes in mid November and thaws in March. On average the water level rises right after the melting of the snows in the spring and decreases in the summer.''ATAMEKEN: Geographical encyclopedia'' / General ed. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty "Kazakh Encyclopedia", 2011. - 648 pages. Flora ... [...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] |
Almaty
Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, Алма-Ата), is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 2 million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to 1936 as an Kazakh Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, autonomous republic as part of the Soviet Union, then from 1936 to 1991 as a Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, union republic and finally from 1991 as an independent state to 1997 when the government relocated the capital to Astana, Akmola (renamed Astana in 1998, Nur-Sultan in 2019, and back to Astana in 2022). Almaty is still the major commercial, financial, and cultural centre of Kazakhstan, as well as its most populous and most cosmopolitan city. The city is located in the mountainous area of southern Kazakhstan near the border with Kyrgyzstan in the foothills of the Trans-Ili Alatau at an elevation of 700–900 m (2,300–3,000 feet), where the Large and Small Almatinka rivers r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
