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Khanka (other)
Lake Khanka is a freshwater lake located on the border between Primorsky Krai, Russia and Heilongjiang province, China * Khanka gudgeon (''Squalidus chankaensis''), a species of fish in the Cyprinidae family * Khanka spiny bitterling (''Acanthorhodeus chankaensis''), a species of fish in the Cyprinidae family * Suiphun–Khanka meadows and forest meadows, an ecoregion in Russia and China * Khanka Nature Reserve, Russia Khanka may also refer to: * Eslamabad-e Darvish Khanka, a village in Kerman Province, Iran * Xonqa ( Khanka, anglicisation of Russian Ханка), a town in Khorazm Region, Uzbekistan ** Xonqa District (Khanka District) * Khanke, a village in Kurdistan region, Iraq * Khanka, Egypt, Khanka, a city in Qalyubiyya Governorate, Egypt * khanqah, a type of building See also * Hanka (other) * Kanka (other) * {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Khanka
Lake Khanka (russian: о́зеро Ха́нка) or Lake Xingkai (), is a freshwater lake on the border between Primorsky Krai, Russia and Heilongjiang province, Northeast China (at ). Etymology On the Delisle map of 1706, the lake is named ''Himgon'' and from it flows a river labelled with the names ''Usurou'' and ''Ousuri''. On the 1739 map of Johann Matthias Hase, the lake is named Lake ''Hinka'' and the river flowing from it called by the names ''Ousoury'' and '' Schur''. On the 1752 map of d'Anville, the lake is named ''Hink'', and the river from it is called '' Songhachan'', which flows, in turn, into the river ''Usuri''. On an 18th-century map showing the "Irkutsk governorate with the adjacent islands and the western coast of America", the river issuing from ''Lake Hinka'' is named as the ''Usuri''. On the 1860 map attached to the Convention of Peking, two lakes are shown: the larger ''Oz. Khankai'' (Russian: "Lake Khankai"), with ''Khankai'' glossed as signifying ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khanka Gudgeon
The Khanka gudgeon (''Squalidus chankaensis'') is a species of cyprinid, an East Asian freshwater fish that occurs from the Amur The Amur (russian: река́ Аму́р, ), or Heilong Jiang (, "Black Dragon River", ), is the world's tenth longest river, forming the border between the Russian Far East and Northeastern China ( Inner Manchuria). The Amur proper is long, ... basin in Russia, through China, Mongolia and Japan, to Vietnam. It reaches up to in total length. References Squalidus Taxa named by Benedykt Dybowski Fish described in 1872 {{Cyprinidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khanka Spiny Bitterling
The Khanka spiny bitterling (''Acanthorhodeus chankaensis'') is a temperate freshwater fish belonging to the Acheilognathinae subfamily of the family Cyprinidae. It originates in the inland rivers in Asia, and is found in China, Korea, and Russia. It is currently the only known species in its genus. The fish can grow up to in total length. It lives in a temperate climate in water with a pH of 7.0, a hardness of 15 DH, and a temperature range of 18 to 22 °C (64 to 72 °F). It is of commercial importance for fisheries and public aquaria. When spawning, the female deposits the eggs inside bivalve Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class (biology), class of marine and freshwater Mollusca, molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hing ...s. The young hatch and remain within the bivalve until they can swim. References Acanthorhodeus Freshwater fish o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suiphun–Khanka Meadows And Forest Meadows
The Suiphun–Khanka meadows and forest meadows ecoregion (WWF ID: PA0907) (also: Ussuri-Wusuli meadow and forest meadow) is a relatively small ecoregion centered on Lake Khanka, a fresh water lake in the Russian Far East, with a portion in China. The terrain is unforested, flat, and marshy. The area is an important stopover spot for migratory birds, including many vulnerable species. It has an area of , and is in the Flooded grasslands and savannas biome. Location and description The headwaters of the Ussuri River cross the northern edge of the ecoregion, Lake Khanka dominates the middle, and the Suifen River (Razdolnaya River in Russian) feeds the lake from the south. The lake straddles the border between Heilongjiang Province in China to the west, and Primorsky Krai in Russia to the east. The only outflow from Lake Khanka is the Songacha River, a tributary of the Ussuri, and eventually the Amur River. The entire area is known as the Khanka Depression, as it is a lowl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khanka Nature Reserve
Khanka Nature Reserve (russian: Ханкайский заповедник ''Khankaiskiy zapavyednik'') (also Khankaisky) is a Russian 'zapovednik' (strict nature reserve) that covers portions of the shore and waters of Lake Khanka, the largest freshwater lake in the Russian Far East. It is an important area for nesting and migrating waterfowl and other birds. The reserve is divided into five distinct sectors on the southern and eastern shores of the lake. The reserve is situated in the Spassky District, in the southwest of Primorsky Krai. It was formally established in 1990, and covers an area of . It is part of a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Topography The southern two-thirds of Khanka is in Russia; the northern third is in China. The total surface area of the lake is 4,190 km2. The Khanka Reserve is split into five sections that cover parts of the southern shore, the eastern shore, and a spur that extends from the northeast of the lake. The terrain around the lake is mostly f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eslamabad-e Darvish Khanka
Eslamabad-e Darvish Khanka ( fa, اسلام اباددرويش خانكا, also Romanized as Eslāmābād-e Darvīsh Khānkā; also known as Eslāmābād) is a village located in Golashkerd Rural District, within the Central District of Faryab County, Kerman Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... According to the 2006 census, the village had a population of 40 individuals, residing in 9 families. References Populated places in Faryab County {{FaryabIran-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xonqa
Xonqa ( uz, Xonqa/''Хонқа'', خانقه; russian: Ханка) is an urban-type settlement and seat of Xonqa District in Xorazm Region in Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked co .... Its population was 28,981 people in 1989, and 39,400 in 2016. References Populated places in Xorazm Region Urban-type settlements in Uzbekistan {{Uzbekistan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xonqa District
Xonqa District ( uz, Xonqa tumani/Хонқа тумани, خانقە تومنى) is a Districts of Uzbekistan, district of Xorazm Region in Uzbekistan. The capital lies at the town Xonqa. It has an area of and it had 188,300 inhabitants in 2021. The district consists of 5 urban-type settlements (Xonqa, Istiqlol, Madaniy yer, Birlashgan, Yosh kuch) and 10 rural communities. References {{coord, 41, 28, 12, N, 60, 46, 48, E, type:adm2nd_source:itwiki, display=title Xorazm Region Districts of Uzbekistan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khanke
Khanke (also written Khanik or Khanek , ku, خانکێ, translit=Xankê) is a town located in the Simele District of the Dohuk Governorate in Kurdistan region. The town is located ca. southwest of Dohuk. Khanke is populated by Yazidis Yazidis or Yezidis (; ku, ئێزیدی, translit=Êzidî) are a Kurmanji-speaking endogamous minority group who are indigenous to Kurdistan, a geographical region in Western Asia that includes parts of Iraq, Syria, Turkey and Iran. The ma .... References {{reflist Populated places in Dohuk Province Yazidi populated places in Iraq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khanka, Egypt
Khanka ( ar, الخانكة) is a city in the Qalyubiyya Governorate, Egypt. The city lies north of Cairo Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the Capital city, capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the List of urban agglomerations in Africa, largest urban agglomeration in Africa, List of .... Its population was estimated at about 78,000 people in 2018. The name of the city comes from a Persian word meaning "monastery, convent" (, "''xânqâh''"). References Populated places in Qalyubiyya Governorate {{Egypt-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khanqah
A khanqah ( fa, خانقاه) or khangah ( fa, خانگاه; also transliterated as ''khankah'', ''khaneqa'', ''khanegah'' or ''khaneqah''; also Arabized ''hanegah'', ''hanikah'', ''hanekah'', ''khankan''), also known as a ribat (), is a building designed specifically for gatherings of a Sufi brotherhood or ''tariqa'' and is a place for spiritual practice and religious education. The khanqah is typically a large structure with a central hall and smaller rooms on either side. Traditionally, the kahnqah was state-sponsored housing for Sufis. Their primary function is to provide them with a space to practice social lives of asceticism. Buildings intended for public services, such as hospitals, kitchens, and lodging, are often attached to them. Khanqahs were funded by Ayyubid sultans in Syria, Zangid sultans in Egypt, and Delhi sultans in India in return for Sufi support of their regimes. Etymology The word khanqah is likely either Turkish or Persian in origin. In the Arab world, e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanka (other)
Hanka may refer to: * Angela Hanka, Austrian figure skater * Václav Hanka Václav Hanka (also written as ''Wenceslaus Hanka'') (10 June 1791 – 12 January 1861) was a Czech philologist. Biography Hanka was born at Hořiněves near Hradec Králové. He was sent in 1807 to school at Hradec Králové, to escape the ... (1791–1861), Czech philologist * ''Hanka'' (film), 1955 Yugoslav film * a variation of the given name Hannah {{Disamb, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
