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  • ''Uyghur'' is often pronounced {{IPAc-en|ˈ|w|iː|g|ər}} by English speakers, though an acceptable English pronunciation closer to the ...tory because the sound shift ð/ḏ > y did not appear to have taken place by this time.{{sfn|Golden|1992|p=155}} The etymology therefore cannot be accur
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  • |subdivision_type = [[Countries of the world|Country]] ...came obvious that the ancient settlement had been situated somewhere close by. Thus, archeological excavations in the southeastern suburbs of modern Talg
    10 KB (1,467 words) - 20:12, 27 April 2017
  • |subdivision_type = [[Countries of the world|Country]] ...nsus), up 9% from 1989, making it one of the fastest-growing cities in the country, after [[Astana]] and [[Turkistan (city)|Turkistan]].
    28 KB (4,216 words) - 20:13, 27 April 2017
  • ...1.2 to 2 million years ago, when the ancient Paleozoic shield was cracked by granite. The area lifted and created the Kent and Karkaraly Mountains. The ...nding the lake. The lake is small- only .14ha. The lake is only accessible by foot and generally takes 4 hours round-trip. This trail takes you through p
    25 KB (4,086 words) - 20:14, 27 April 2017
  • |country=Russia ...Sigismund von Herberstein]], in the 16th century Russians called the range by a variety of names derived from the Russian words for rock (stone) and belt
    38 KB (5,584 words) - 20:51, 27 April 2017
  • ...the great [[plateau]] of Mongolia, the transition being effected gradually by means of several minor plateaus, such as [[Ukok plateau|Ukok]] (2,380 m) wi ...Dorgon Lake|Dorgon]] and [[Khar Lake (Khovd)|Khar]] 1,170 m, and traversed by various [[mountain range]]s, of which the principal are the [[Tannu-Ola Mou
    21 KB (3,105 words) - 20:51, 27 April 2017
  • ...t [[Silk Road]] and historical sites along route that have been designated by the [[UNESCO]] as [[World Heritage Site]]s. ...l (China)|Grand Canal]].<ref name=GaoMeiXJB/> The original sites proposed by China was substantially revised for this application.<ref name=GaoMeiXJB/>
    10 KB (1,316 words) - 20:57, 27 April 2017
  • ...appearance to the [[Columba livia|rock pigeon]], but mainly differentiated by its tail pattern which consist of a broad white tail-band across the black * ''turkestanica'', described by Buturlin, is found in the western range of distribution
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  • {{Infobox Former Country |country = Turkistan
    13 KB (1,892 words) - 22:29, 27 April 2017
  • ...ref>Kuz'mina, Elena E. (2007). ''The Origin of the Indo Iranians''. Edited by J.P. Mallory. Leiden, Boston: Brill, pp 381-382. ISBN 978-90-04-16054-5.</r ...ar ex-capital city of [[Almaty]], [[Kazakhstan]]]] The Saka were regarded by the Babylonians as synonymous with the ''Gimirrai''; both names are used on
    49 KB (7,443 words) - 22:30, 27 April 2017

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