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  • ...the catastrophic mudflow of 1921 in the Malaya Almatinka valley, triggered by heavy rainfall. It killed 500 people out of Almaty's 45,000 population at t The Medeu Dam blocks the Medeu Valley (the valley of the Malaya Almatinka River) just south (upstream) of the [[Medeu]] Skating Rink.
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  • ...ge Sea"). The dike is conserving the dwindling waters of the [[Syr Darya]] river and maintaining (and attempting to revive) the damaged ecology of the North ...o the South Aral Sea. In some places the coastline of North Aral retreated by as much as a few hundred meters.
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  • | dam_crosses = [[Syr Darya River]] ...er to the [[Kyzyl-Kum]] channel for crop irrigation. The reservoir created by the dam has a maximum storage capacity of {{Convert|5700000000|m3|acre.ft|a
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  • ...GES'') is a [[Hydroelectricity|hydroelectric power]] plant on the [[Irtysh River]] {{convert|5|km|mi|0}} upstream of the town of [[Serebryansk]], in [[East ...;billion [[kilowatt-hour]]s of electricity per year. The plant is operated by [[Kazzinc]] under a long-term concession. It is integrated into Kazakhstan'
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  • ...llion [[kilowatt-hour]]s of electricity per year. It is owned and operated by [[AES Corporation]].<ref>[http://www.aes-group.kz/show/66/ AES Shulbinsk Hy [[Category:Dams on the Irtysh River]]
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  • ...aes-group.kz/show/65/?lang=en AES UK Hydro]</ref> It is owned and operated by [[AES Corporation]]. [[Category:Dams on the Irtysh River]]
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  • | dam_crosses = [[Syr Darya River]] ...he dam's power station has an installed capacity of 126 MW and is operated by [[Barki Tojik]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Hydroelectric Plants in Tajikistan|ur
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  • ...s controlled by Tajikistan, while the Farkhad hydropower station, operated by [[Uzbekenergo]], is located on the territory of Uzbekistan.<ref name=uznews ...constructed by ''Farhadstroy''. Construction works were mainly carried out by German and Japanese war prisoners. On 18 February 1948, the first generatin
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  • | dam_crosses = [[Amu Darya River]] ...[[Lebap Region]], Turkmenistan.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Olsson|first1=edited by Oliver|last2=Bauer|first2=Melanie|title=Interstate water resource risk mana
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  • | dam_crosses = [[Kara Darya River]] ...ember 2010. It cost US$28.5 million of which US$15.93 million was supplied by the [[Exim Bank of China]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Uzbekistan commissions And
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  • ...c tariffs is now being prepared. It is expected to be adoptedby Parliament by the end of 2014. In addition, the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business ind ...e from [[Clean Technology Fund]](CTF), and the technical assistance funded by the Japanese government through the Japan-EBRD Cooperation Fund (JECF).<ref
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  • ...r the Nam Sam River or Chu River, on the Lao-Vietnam border, see [[Nam Sam River]].'' {{Geobox|River
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  • ...ately from north to south, from the [[Arctic Ocean]] to the bend of [[Ural River]] near [[Orsk]] city. The boundary between Europe and Asia runs along the e ...Федерации в федеральном округе" (Decree No 849 by the President of Russia on 13 May 2000)}}</ref>
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  • {{Infobox river | name = Irtysh River
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  • {{Infobox river | name = Ili River
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  • ...16, 2009 (click on "2009" and later links)}}</ref> Satellite images taken by NASA in August 2014 revealed that for the first time in modern history the ...ect was completed in 2005; in 2008, the water level in this lake had risen by {{Convert|12|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} compared to 2003.<ref>http://www.stephenmblan
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  • ...[[Caspian Sea]], as well as rivers in [[Siberia]] as far east as [[Yenisei River|Yenisei]]. Populations migrating between fresh and salt water ([[anadromous ...ghout its native range and is considered [[Vulnerable species|vulnerable]] by the [[IUCN]].<ref name=IUCN/> Restocking projects are ongoing, and it has b
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  • ...[[Mongol Empire]] gained a border with the [[Khwarezmid Empire]], governed by [[Shah]] [[Muhammad II of Khwarezm|Ala ad-Din Muhammad]]. The Shah had only ...from Genghis' grandson, [[Hulegu Khan|Hulegu]]. At the time, this attempt by the Caliph involved the Shah's ongoing claim to be named sultan of Khwarezm
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  • ...inistration, until the late 3rd-century) spoken in the north and east, and by the [[seven Parthian clans]]){{sfn|Daryaee|2008|pp=99-100}} ...ty in [[Persian Empire|Persia]] (Iran) before the rise of [[Islam]], ruled by and named after the [[House of Sasan|Sasanian dynasty]] from 224 to 651 AD.
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