Torysh is a valley close to the village of Shetpe and the mountain Sherkala in Western Karatau, Kazakhstan. Also known as "The Valley of Balls", [1] the area features many spherical rock formations which have formed naturally across the landscape in the sedimentary rock, through a concretion process. [2]
The Baikonur Cosmodrome is a spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan. Located in the Kazakh city of Baikonur, it is the world's first spaceport to be used for orbital and human launches. In terms of area, it is the largest operational space launch facility. All Russian crewed spaceflights are launched from Baikonur.
The Ustyurt or Ust-Yurt is a transboundary clay desert shared by Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.
The Ili is a river situated in Northwest China and Southeastern Kazakhstan. It flows from the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture of the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region to the Almaty Region in Kazakhstan.
Aksaray Province is a province in central Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Konya along the west and south, Niğde to the southeast, Nevşehir to the east, and Kırşehir to the north. It covers an area of 7,626 square kilometres (2,944 sq mi). The provincial capital is the city of Aksaray. Aksaray is one of the four provinces in the area of Cappadocia, along with Nevşehir, Niğde and Kayseri. Also the 3,000-metre (9,843 ft) volcano Mount Hasan stands between Aksaray and Niğde. Summers are hot and dry on the plain, but the area is green and covered in flowers in springtime, when water streams off the mountainside. The 2,400 m2 salt lake, Tuz Gölü, lies within the boundaries of Aksaray, a large area of swamp with a maximum depth of 1 metre.
The A533 road or the Bridgewater Expressway is a road linking Rode Heath in Cheshire, England with Widnes, also in Cheshire.
The Kolka–Karmadon rock-ice slide occurred on the northern slope of the Mount Kazbek massif in North Ossetia–Alania on 20 September 2002, following a partial collapse of the Kolka Glacier. It started on the north-northeast wall of Dzhimarai-Khokh, 4,780 m (15,680 ft) above sea level, and seriously affected the valley of Genaldon and Karmadon. The resulting avalanche and mudflow killed more than 120 people, including a film crew of 27 people, among them Russian actor and director Sergei Bodrov Jr. While this type of avalanche is not uncommon, this particular event is considered extraordinary because of several aspects.
Alakol District is a district of Jetisu Region in Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the town of Usharal. Population: 70,427 ; 69,398 ; 79,773.
Kerbulak District is a district of Jetisu Region in Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the settlement of Saryozek. Population: 49,633 ; 47,992 ; 53,522.
Kyzylzhar is a district of North Kazakhstan Region in northern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the selo of Beskol. Population: 44,681 ; 44,454 ; 50,258.
Kazaly is a district of Kyzylorda Region in southern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the urban-type settlement of Ayteke Bi. Population: 74,900 ; 72,315 ; 68,777.
Terekti is a district of West Kazakhstan Region in western Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the selo of Terekti. Population: 38,284 ; 39,463 ; 44,603.
Eskeldi District is a district of Jetisu Region in Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the settlement of Karabulak. Population: 49,774 ; 50,082 ; 48,548.
The Dulais Valley, one of the South Wales Valleys, is traversed by the River Dulais in southwest Wales north of the town of Neath, Wales.
St. Peters College was a Church of England Voluntary Aided School in Chelmsford, Essex. The school was a specialist arts college.
The 1911 Kebin earthquake, or Chon-Kemin earthquake, struck Russian Turkestan on 3 January. Registering at a moment magnitude of 8.0, it killed 452 people, destroyed more than 770 buildings in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and resulted in 125 miles (201 km) of surface faulting in the valleys of Chon-Kemin, Chilik and Chon-Aksu.
Lye Valley is a 2.3-hectare (5.7-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Headington, a suburb of Oxford in Oxfordshire. It is part of the 4.5-hectare (11-acre) Lye Valley Local Nature Reserve, which is owned and managed by Oxford City Council.
Odd Down is an electoral ward in the City of Bath, England. A suburb of the city, Odd Down is located west and south of the city centre. The city ward population taken at the 2011 census was 5,681.
The Ashchysu is a river in the Bukhar-Zhyrau District, Karaganda Region, and May District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan. It is 348 kilometres (216 mi) long and has a catchment area of 7,420 square kilometres (2,860 sq mi).
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