Cities with a population over 1000 database. 2013.
Turgay Valley — ▪ valley, Kazakstan Kazak Torghay depression in western Kazakhstan. Some 12–125 miles (20–200 km) wide, it runs roughly north south for about 375 miles (600 km) through the middle of the Torghay Plateau. It was formed by a caving in of… … Universalium
Asia — /ay zheuh, ay sheuh/, n. a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. 2,896,700,000; ab. 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km). * * * I Largest continent on Earth. It is bounded by the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean … Universalium
Kazakhstan — /kah zahk stahn /, n. a republic in central Asia, NE of the Caspian Sea and W of China. 16,898,572; 1,049,155 sq. mi. (2,717,311 sq. km). Cap.: Akmola. Former official name, Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic. * * * Kazakhstan Introduction… … Universalium
Arqalyq — ▪ Kazakstan Russian Arkalyk, city, north central Kazakhstan, about 75 miles (120 km) west of Lake Tengiz. Settlement of the site began in 1956 in connection with the exploitation of the Torghay bauxite deposits, and it became a city in… … Universalium
Tobol River — ▪ river, Asia Kazak Tobyl river, left bank tributary of the Irtysh (Ertis) River, flowing through northern Kazakhstan into southern Russia. After rising in the low mountains of the Torghay Plateau, it flows northeast across the West… … Universalium
West Siberian Plain — ▪ region, Russia Russian Zapadno sibirskaya Ravnina, one of the world s largest regions of continuous flatland, central Russia. It occupies an area of nearly 1,200,000 square miles (3,000,000 square km) between the Ural Mountains in the… … Universalium
