Ishim River — Kazakh Esil River, north central Kazakhstan and the Tyumen and Omsk provinces of south central Russia. A tributary of the Irtysh River, it rises in the Niyaz Hills in the north of the Kazakh Uplands, flowing northwest before entering the Irtysh… … Universalium
Saryarqa — Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan — Infobox World Heritage Site WHS = Saryarqa Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan State Party = KAZ Type = Natural Criteria = vii ID = 1102 Region = Asia Pacific Year = 2008 Session = 32nd Link = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1102Saryarqa Steppe … Wikipedia
Karaganda — /kar euh geuhn dah /; Russ. /keuh rddeuh gun dah /, n. a city in central Kazakhstan. 608,000. * * * ▪ Kazakstan Kazak Qaraghandy city in central Kazakhstan. It lies at the centre of the important Qaraghandy (Karaganda) coal basin. It is… … Universalium
Turan Plain — ▪ region, Central Asia Uzbek Turon extensive lowland in southwestern Kazakhstan and northwestern Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. It is bounded by the Saryarqa (Kazakh uplands) in the north, the outliers of the Tien Shan, Pamir, and Alay… … 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
Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… … Universalium
china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material … Universalium
China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast … Universalium
American cuisine — For other uses, see American cuisine (disambiguation). See also: Global cuisines … Wikipedia
Cuisine of the Thirteen Colonies — North American colonies 1763–76 The cuisine of the Thirteen Colonies includes the foods, eating habits, and cooking methods of the British colonies in North America before the establishment of the United States in the 1770s and 1780s. It was… … Wikipedia
