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Shalkar District
Shalkar ( kk, Шалқар ауданы, ) is a Districts of Kazakhstan, district of Aktobe Region in Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the town of Shalkar. Population: Geography The Shalkar Basin and a number of lakes in it which are mostly salty, such as Tebez and Zhamantuz, Shalkar District, Zhamantuz, are part of the district. Rivers Zhylandysay, Kauylzhyr and Bolgasyn flow across the territory of the district. The Lesser Barsuki Desert lies in the eastern part. History The Chelkar district was formed as part of the Aktobe Region, Aktobe province on October 21, 1921. July 5, 1922 was transformed into Shalkar, Chelkar district. In 1928, the district was recreated as part of the Aktobe District. In 1930, he passed into direct subordination to the Kazakh Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic, Kazakh ASSR. In 1932 he moved to the Aktobe region. On March 10, 2000, by decree of the President of Kazakhstan the transcription of the name of Chelkar district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Countries Of The World
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 206 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, 2 United Nations General Assembly observers#Present non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and 11 other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (16 states, of which there are 6 UN member states, 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and 9 de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (2 states, both in associated state, free association with New Zealand). Compi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhamantuz, Shalkar District
Zhamantuz ( kk, Жамантұз) is a salt lake in Shalkar District, Aktobe Region, Kazakhstan. The lake lies about to the NNW of Shalkar town, the district capital. The Shalkar-Aktobe railway passes to the southwest of the lake. Geography Zhamantuz is an endorheic lake of the Shalkar Basin. It is located at an elevation of . Lake Karakol lies to the north and Tebez to the NNE of the lake. Zhamantuz is roughly long and wide. The shores are flat. The lake fills yearly with rain and snow. On average the highest water level is in April and the lowest in October. In some years the lake may dry completely at the end of the summer. The water of the lake is salty, hard and alkaline. A small river flows in from the west.Google Earth''ATAMEKEN: Geographical Encyclopedia.'' / General ed. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia", 2011. - 648 pages. ISBN 9965-893-70-5 Flora and fauna Reeds grow in stretches of the lakeshore and steppe In physical geography, a stepp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000
File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from STS-97; The 2000 Summer Olympics are held in Sydney; A U.S. Air Force MH-53 flies over the 2000 Mozambique flood; An Air France Concorde similar to the one that crashed after takeoff from Charles de Gaulle Airport; The USS Cole is bombed by Al-Qaeda; Times Square after the ball drop that heralded the New Millennium., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Bush v. Gore rect 200 0 400 200 Millennium Summit rect 400 0 600 200 Expedition 1 rect 0 200 300 400 Millennium celebrations rect 300 200 600 400 2000 Summer Olympics rect 0 400 200 600 USS Cole bombing rect 200 400 400 600 Air France Flight 4590 rect 400 400 600 600 2000 Mozambique flood 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazakh Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic
The Kazakh Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic (russian: Казахская Автономная Социалистическая Советская Республика; kk, Qazaq Aptonom Sotsijalistik Sovettik Respublikasь), abbreviated as Kazak ASSR (russian: Казакская АССР; kk, Qazaq ASSR) and simply Kazakhstan (russian: Казахстан; kk, Qazaƣьstan), was an autonomous republic of the Soviet Union within the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR) existing from 1920 until 1936. History The Kazakh ASSR was originally created as the Kirghiz Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic (russian: Киргизская Автономная Социалистическая Советская Республика; kk, Қырғыз Автономиялық Социалистік Кеңес Республикасы) (not to be confused with Kirghiz ASSR of 1926–1936, a Central Asian territory which is now the independent state of Kyrgyzstan) on 26 Augu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aktobe District
Aktobe ( kz, Ақтөбе, Aqtöbe; russian: Актобе, Aktobe) is a city on the Ilek River in Kazakhstan. It is the administrative center of Aktobe Region. In 2020, it had a population of 500,757 people. Aktobe is located in the west of Kazakhstan. The area of the city is about 428,469 km2. There are two water reservoirs: Aktobe and Sazdy. Aktobe ranks fourth among the cities of Kazakhstan in terms of population and is the largest city in western Kazakhstan. The city's populace is ethnically diverse, with 79% being Kazakhs and 14.8% being Russians. The predominant religions are Islam and Christianity. The agglomeration of Aktobe is expected to grow up to 1.3 million people, including nearby settlements. Etymology The name "Aktobe" comes from Kazakh "ақ" (white) and "төбе" (hill); the name is a reference to the heights on which the original 19th century settlement was located. Until 1999 it was officially known as Aktyubinsk (russian: Актюбинск). The former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesser Barsuki Desert
The Barsuki Desert is a desert zone in the Aktobe and Kyzylorda regions of Kazakhstan. It has two parts, the Greater Barsuki ( kk, Үлкен Борсық; russian: Большие Барсуки) in the west and the Lesser Barsuki ( kk, Кіші Борсық; russian: Малые Барсуки) in the east. They are elongated strips of sand desert parallel to each other and separated by a roughly wide stretch of non-desert terrain.Барсуки Большие и Малые '''' in 30 vols. — Ch. ed. . - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolgasyn
The Bolgasyn ( kk, Болғасын) is a river in Shalkar District, Aktobe Region, Kazakhstan. It is long and has a catchment area of . The river is part of the Shalkar Basin. In the spring the Bolgasyn is used to water local livestock. Course The Bolgasyn has its sources in the Shagyray Plateau, part of the southern sector of the Mugalzhar Hills. It heads first southeastwards, parallel to the upper course of the Kauylzhyr river that flows a little to the south, to the northwest of lake Shalkar. In its middle course the river bends eastwards and in its final stretch it bends northeastwards, entering lake Tebez from the southwest.Google Earth''Nature of Kazakhstan Encyclopedia'' / General editor. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia" LLP, 2011. T.Z. - 304 pages. ISBN 9965-893-64-0 (T.Z.), ISBN 9965-893-19-5 The Bolgasyn usually reaches its highest level for a few weeks in March and April when the snows melt. By May it splits into separate ponds and then dries up c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kauylzhyr
The Kauylzhyr ( kk, Қауылжыр; russian: Каульжур) is a river in Shalkar District, Aktobe Region, Kazakhstan. It is long and has a catchment area of . The river is part of the Shalkar Basin. It is fed mainly by snow. Its waters are used to water livestock. Course The Kauylzhyr has its sources on the southeastern slopes of the Mugalzhar Hills. It heads roughly southeastwards most of its course. In its final stretch it bends southwards and enters lake Shalkar from the north.Google Earth''Nature of Kazakhstan Encyclopedia'' / General editor. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia" LLP, 2011. T.Z. - 304 pages. ISBN 9965-893-64-0 (T.Z.), ISBN 9965-893-19-5 The width of the river channel is between and . The main tributaries of the Kauylzhyr are the Alabassay, Karabulaksay, Sarysay and Koganzhar. See also *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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhylandysay
The Zhylandysay ( kk, Жыландысай) is a river in Shalkar District, Aktobe Region, Kazakhstan. It is long and has a catchment area of . The river is part of the Shalkar Basin. Its floodplain is used as spring and autumn pasture for local livestock. Course The Zhylandysay has its sources in the Shagyray Plateau, part of the southern sector of the Mugalzhar Hills, to the southwest of lake Shalkar. It heads first southeastwards, and then roughly southwards most of its course. In its final stretch it bends southwestwards and then again eastwards, entering lake Berdensor from the west. The western edge of the Greater Barsuki desert lies close to the east of its end.Google Earth''Nature of Kazakhstan Encyclopedia'' / General editor. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia" LLP, 2011. T.Z. - 304 pages. ISBN 9965-893-64-0 (T.Z.), ISBN 9965-893-19-5 The river channel is largely flat. The Zhylandysay usually reaches its highest level in the spring season when the snows m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tebez
Tebez ( kk, Тебез) is a salt lake in Shalkar District, Aktobe Region, Kazakhstan. The lake lies about to the west of Taldykum village. The area near the lakeshore is used as a grazing ground for local cattle. In the spring the lake water is usually suitable for the cattle to drink. Geography Tebez is an endorheic lake of the Shalkar Basin. It is located at an elevation of . Lake Karakol lies to the southwest and Zhamantuz to the SSW of the lake. Tebez is long and wide. The shores are wide and flat. The Bolgasyn river flows from the west into the southwestern lakeshore, replenishing the lake in the spring. The water of the lake is salty and bitter, its salinity increasing by the end of the summer.Google Earth''Kazakhstan National encyclopedia'', Chief editor A. Nysanbayev - Almaty 1998. ISBN 5-89800-123-9 , Volume VIII Flora and fauna Halophyte grasses grow near the shores and steppe vegetation in the surrounding area. See also *List of lakes of Kazakhstan Excl ... [...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] |
Shalkar Basin
Shalkar ( kk, Шалқар) is a brackish lake in Shalkar District, Aktobe Region, Kazakhstan. Shalkar city lies by the northeastern lakeshore. The lake provides water to the city and adjacent railway stations.Google Earth Geography Shalkar is located km to the NNW of the Aral Sea. It lies in the Shalkar Basin, a wide tectonic depression between the Mugalzhar Hills to the west and the Barsuki Desert to the east. The Kauylzhyr river flows from the north into the northern end. The lake presently consists in a roughly oval string of residual pools with an expanse of dry terrain at the center. The pools forming the lake freeze on average by early November and thaw in late March to early April. The ice thickness in the middle of the winter reaches between and . History Shalkar is a drying lake. It had been larger and deeper until the 20th century. In 1937 a stone and concrete dam was built in order to decrease the salinity of the northern part of the lake. This dam divided lak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
