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Udege Language
The Udege language (also Udihe language, Udekhe language, Udeghe language) is the language of the Udege people. It is a member of the Tungusic family. It is a moribund language, and classified as critically endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger. Ethnonyms Until the beginning of the 20th century, neither the Orochs, nor the Udeges, nor the Tazes, who were considered one ethnic group, had a common self-name, each group had its own territorial name. Ethnic identity was present rather "implicitly", i.e. when local autochthonous inhabitants were opposed to alien peoples (Chinese, Manchus, Koreans, etc.). For the first time, a common ethnonym for the Udeges, Orochs and Taz was given by Jean-François de Laperouse by the common ethnonym ''Orochons'' () for the indigenous population living along the coast of the Tatar Strait and the Sea of Japan, namely in the Gulf of De-Kastri in 1787 in time of his round-the-world trip. This name was in use in lit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Kyakala Language
Chinese Kyakala () is an extinct Tungusic language that was spoken in northeastern China. It is not to be confused with '' Russian Kyakala'' or ''Kekar'', a southern Udeghe language or dialect cluster that was spoken in Far East Russia The Russian Far East ( rus, Дальний Восток России, p=ˈdalʲnʲɪj vɐˈstok rɐˈsʲiɪ) is a region in North Asia. It is the easternmost part of Russia and the Asia, Asian continent, and is coextensive with the Far Easte .... In contrast, Chinese Kyakala belongs in the Jurchenic subgroup. Documentation Chinese Kyakala has been documented in Mu & Ma (1983); Mu’ercha & Mu’ercha (1983); Mu’ercha & Meng (1986); and Mu (1987). More recent discussions of Chinese Kyakala include Gu (2018); Hölzl (2018); and Hölzl & Hölzl (2019).Hölzl, Andreas & Yadi Hölzl. 2019. A wedding ceremony of the Kyakala in China: Language and ritual. ''International Journal of Diachronic Linguistics and Linguistic Reconstruction'' 16. 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bikin (river)
The Bikin () is a river in Primorsky and Khabarovsk Krais in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Ussuri, and is long, with a drainage basin of . Its main tributaries are the rivers Alchan, Klyuchevaya, Kontrovod and Zeva. The town Bikin is situated on the river Bikin. In 2015, a significant portion of the Bikin basin was incorporated into the creation of Bikin National Park, one of the major protected areas of the Russian Federation. In 2018, Bikin River Valley was included in the boundaries of the Central Sikhote-Alin and became a part of the World Heritage World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection under an treaty, international treaty administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance. The sites are judged to contain "cultural and natural ... cite. References Rivers of Khabarovsk Krai Rivers of Primorsky Krai World Heritage Sites in Russia {{FarEast-Russia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khor (river)
The Khor () is a river in Khabarovsk Krai. It is a right tributary of the Ussuri. It rises on the western slope of the Northern Sikhote-Alin. The Khor is long, with a drainage basin of . The urban-type settlement
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Gur (river)
The Gur () is a river in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. It is the 9th longest tributary of the Amur, with a length of and a drainage basin area of . The river was known as "Khungari" (Хунгари) until the 1972 Renaming of geographical sites in the Russian Far East.Переименована Указом Президиума Верховного Совета РСФСР от 26 декабря 1972 г. и Постановлением Совета Министров РСФСР № 753 от 29 декабря 1972 г. ''(Renamed by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR of December 26, 1972 and the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the RSFSR No. 753 of December 29, 1972.)'' The town of Gurskoe, as well as the villages of Kenai, Uktur and Snezhny are located by the river. Gold mining is being developed in the river basin. The Gur Swamps () are an important wetland area located on the right bank of the river in the Nanaysky District. Course The Gur i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anyuy (Amur)
The Anyuy (), also known as Onyuy (Онюй) or Dondon (Дондон) is a river in the Khabarovsk Krai in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Amur. It originates on slope of Tordoki Yani in the Sikhote-Alin mountain range, and falls into the Amur between Khabarovsk and Komsomolsk-on-Amur. The length of the Anyuy is . The area of its basin is . The Manoma is a main tributary of the Anyuy. History According to French Jesuit geographers travelling on the Ussuri and the Amur in 1709, the Dondon River (''Tondon'', in contemporary accounts) formed the border between the lands populated by the people known as ''Yupi Tartars'' (which is the traditional Chinese name for the Nanai people The Nanai people () are a Tungusic people of East Asia who have traditionally lived along Heilongjiang (Amur), Songhuajiang (Sunggari) and Wusuli River (Ussuri) on the Middle Amur Basin. The ancestors of the Nanai were the Wild Jurchens of no ... and related groups), living on the Ussury an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samarga
The Samarga () is the northernmost river in the Primorsky Krai territory in the far eastern part of Russia. It is long, and has a drainage basin of , making it the largest coastal river in the northern Sikhote-Alin mountain range. It flows into the Sea of Japan. The river system is a unique and relatively untouched centre of biodiversity in the Eastern Sikhote–Alin mountains because it is in a remote and mountainous region. Location The river is located in the northeast Primorsky territory of Russia. The northern and western boundaries of the river's watershed form the border between Primorsky territory and Khabarovsk territory. It confluences into the Sea of Japan at Samarga, a small town on the coast of the sea. In the estuary on the sea side, there is a kind of blind creek named the "Samrga duct" which extends for about . Tributaries and watershed Numerous small tributaries form a dense and extensive network in the watershed of the river. The major left-hand tributaries o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urmi (river)
The Urmi () is a river in Khabarovsk Krai of Russia. It is long and drains a basin of . There are some 1,040 lakes in the Urmi basin; their total surface area is more than . The Urmi merges with the Kur to form the Tunguska, which then falls into the Amur opposite Khabarovsk. The Urmi's source lies on the southern slopes of the Badzhal Range, from where it begins to flow adjacent to the Bureia Range. The river's lower course passes mostly through the Amur Lowland. The Urmi depends on rain for most of its water. Its mean rate of flow is . With the onset of winter in November, the river freezes. The river is navigable by small craft. One particular stretch of the river, which is long, is used to float lumber. See also *List of rivers of Russia Russia can be divided into a European and an Asian part. The dividing line is generally considered to be the Ural Mountains. The European part is drained into the Arctic Ocean, Baltic Sea, Black Sea, and Caspian Sea. The Asian par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kur (Khabarovsk Krai)
The Kur () is a river in the Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. At its confluence with the river Urmi it forms the Tunguska, which is a left tributary of the Amur. It is long, and has a drainage basin A drainage basin is an area of land in which all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ... of . The Kur and Urmi often flood in the summer. References Sources Kur River Rivers of Khabarovsk Krai {{FarEast-Russia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unpromising Villages
Unpromising, or literally perspectiveless villages () was a term used by the Soviet Union, Soviet government in 1960s–80s referring to the small rural settlements, which were considered to be not suitable for a Economy of the Soviet Union, planned economy. The policy of unpromising villages' liquidation included the resettlement of the residents to larger rural settlements with concentration of the bulk of the rural population, production and social facilities. The most negative social impact of this policy was the significant damage done to rural infrastructure. Planning For the first time, the concept of "unpromising villages" was used in recommendations for the design of rural settlements. The recommendations were drawn up in 1960 by the Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences, Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture of the USSR in accordance with the decisions of the Plenum of the Central Committee of the CPSU of December 1959 on the development o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agzu
Agzu () is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, village (''village#Russia, selo'') in Terneysky District of Primorsky Krai, Russia, located on the Samarga River. Population: 169 (2005 est.), 140 of which are Udege people, Udege. During the Soviet era it served as a center of bushmeat production with the local people employed to hunt wild game and furs which were exported. This ended with the collapsed of the USSR and the Udege returned to subsistence hunting. Agzu is the northernmost and most isolated inhabited locality of Primorsky Krai. References External linksAgzu: Island in taiga Rural localities in Primorsky Krai {{PrimorskyKrai-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jewish Autonomous Oblast
The Jewish Autonomous Oblast (JAO) is a federal subject of Russia in the far east of the country, bordering Khabarovsk Krai and Amur Oblast in Russia and Heilongjiang province in China. Its administrative center is the town of Birobidzhan. The JAO was designated by a Soviet official decree in 1928, and officially established in 1934. At its height, in the late 1940s, the Jewish population in the region peaked around 46,000–50,000, approximately 25% of its population. Since then the share of Jews steadily declined, and according to the 2021 Russian census, there were only 837 ethnic Jews left in the JAO (0.6%). Article 65 of the Constitution of Russia provides that the JAO is Russia's only autonomous oblast. It is one of two officially Jewish jurisdictions in the world, the other being Israel. It is one of the few places in the world where Yiddish is a recognized minority language. History Background Annexation of the Amur Region by Russia Prior to 1858, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
