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  • ...$600 billion in goods shipped from Asia to Europe each year were delivered by inland transport routes.<ref>Berk.</ref> ...ntil the early 1990s the railway served as the primary land bridge between Asia and Europe, until several factors caused the use of the railway for transco
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  • ...f China]]. The Eurasian Land Bridge is the overland rail link between East Asia and Europe. ...}}. The exact route used to connect the two cities is not always specified in Chinese media reports, but appears to usually refer to the route which pass
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  • | Caption = Silk Road extending from [[Europe]] through [[Asia]]. Overland routes are red, and the maritime routes are blue. | Region = Asia-Pacific
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  • | designation1_free1name = Region | designation1_free1value = [[List of World Heritage Sites in Asia|Asia-Pacific]]
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  • ...he 18,000 km<sup>2</sup> expanse of the Semipalatinsk Test Site (indicated in red), attached to [[Kurchatov, Kazakhstan|Kurchatov]] (along the [[Irtysh r ...he [[Soviet Union]]'s [[nuclear weapons]]. It is located on the [[steppe]] in northeast [[Kazakhstan]] (then the [[Kazakh SSR]]), south of the valley of
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  • |caption=Brezhnev in [[East Berlin]] in 1967 ...20px|link=Hero of Socialist Labour]]<br>([[Awards and decorations received by Leonid Brezhnev|Full list of awards and decorations]])
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  • ...a citizen of the United States, Sharman has more than 30 years experience in biomedical and clinical science, and healthcare management. ...1981, and Kulziya Askarova, medical doctor and radiologist. He was raised in the [[Almaty]], [[Kazakhstan]].
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  • | image_caption = In captivity ...usin of the [[bald eagle]] and occupies the same [[ecological niche]], but in [[Eurasia]].
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  • ...nderer to western Europe, and in August 2004 a red-footed falcon was found in [[North America]] for the first time on the island of [[Martha's Vineyard]] ...–|34|cm|in|abbr=on}} in length with a wingspan of {{convert|65|–|75|cm|in|abbr=on}}. The average mass is {{convert|155|g|oz|abbr=on}}.<ref name=Wasse
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  • .... It is recognisable by its pronounced knob atop the beak, which is larger in males. ...–49 |isbn=3-490-12518-5}}</ref> Both ''cygnus'' and ''olor'' mean "swan" in [[Latin]]; ''cygnus'' is a variant form of ''cycnus'', a borrowing from [[G
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  • | image = ComputerHotline - Pelecanus crispus (by) (1).jpg ...family. It breeds from southeastern [[Europe]] to [[India]] and [[China]] in swamps and shallow lakes. The nest is a crude heap of vegetation.
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  • ...18th century. The Mongolian subspecies (''S. t. mongolica'') is found only in western Mongolia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Saiga/mongolian Saiga (''Saiga tatar ...relationship between the two, till [[phylogenetics|phylogenetic]] studies in the 1990s revealed that though morphologically similar, the Tibetan antelop
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  • | image_caption = Eurasian wolf at Polar Zoo in Bardu, Norway ...nd [[Thracians|Thracian]] cultures, whilst having an ambivalent reputation in early [[Germanic mythology|Germanic]] cultures.<ref name="boitani2005"/>
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  • ...t]] and China. It has long thin grey green leaves, long stems and 1 flower in pale violet, blue violet, lavender or light blue. ...ght to be a form of ''[[Iris tenuifolia]]''.<ref name=cassidy/> Especially in China.<ref name=efloras/>
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  • ...(plant)|Iris]]'', in the subgenus ''[[Iris subg. Limniris|Limniris]]'' and in the ''[[Iris series Tenuifoliae|Tenuifoliae series]]'' of the species. It i ...[[Uzbekistan]]. It has long strap-like leaves, a long stem and 2-3 flowers in shades of violet, dark blue, to lavender blue.
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  • |image caption = flower head of Iris tenuifolia in Kazakhstan. ...Union]] republics of); [[Kazakhstan]], [[Uzbekistan]] and [[Mongolia]] and in [[China]]. It has long greyish-green leaves, short stem and pale violet, li
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  • ...plant]], with blue-violet flowers. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in [[temperateness|temperate]] regions. It is similar in form to ''Iris halophila'' but with blue-violet flowers.<ref name=pan>{{cit
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  • ...mental plant in [[temperateness|temperate]] regions and hybridized for use in the garden. It has several [[subspecies]]; ''[[Iris spuria subsp. carthalin ...er= botany.cz |accessdate=27 February 2015}}</ref> that is about 2&nbsp;cm in diameter,<ref name=isles>A. R. Clapham, T. G. Tutin and D. M. Moore {{Googl
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  • ...llow flowers with an orange beard. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in [[temperateness|temperate]] regions. ...nym or as a subspecies,it is a yellow dwarf iris only from central Europe. In some sources it is still listed as a subspecies of ''Iris humilis''.
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  • ...dark purple, or black short beard. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in [[temperateness|temperate]] regions. There are two subspecies, [[Iris acuti ...904)|page=104}}</ref> across the surface of the ground, while being heated by the sun.<ref name=irisbotanique/> The creeping habit creates clumps.<ref na
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  • ...e:KazakhBallotBox.jpg|thumb|200px|Ballot boxes, Kazakh flag and state seal in an Astana polling place before the 2007 legislative elections.]] '''Elections in Kazakhstan''' are held on a national level to elect a [[President of Kazakh
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  • | image = Photo of Eugene Schuyler, American Consul-General in Constantinople.jpg ...sion, House of Representatives, Document No. 276, Compilation of Treaties in Force, Prepared Under Act of July 7, 1898 |volume= |edition= |publisher=
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  • |region = Central Asia |<!-- only fill in the start/end event entry if a specific article exists. Don't just say "abo
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  • ...lt=World map, with Kazakhstan in green|Location of Kazakhstan in [[Central Asia]]]] ...stan. Modern ''[[Homo sapiens]]'' appeared from 40,000 to 12,000 years ago in southern, central, and eastern Kazakhstan. After the end of the [[last glac
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  • |continent = Asia |region = Central Asia
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  • ...Ili River|Ili]] Basin region, also known as [[Zhetysu]] occupied by Russia in 1871 during the [[Dungan Revolt (1862–77)|Dungan Revolt]] up to 1881.<ref ...ate unless Chung Hao was released and this was backed by the other powers. In August 1880 Chung Hao was released and negotiations resumed. The Treaty of
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  • ...point in the 8th–9th centuries, the ruling elite of the Khazars was said by [[Judah Halevi]] and [[Abraham ibn Daud]] to have converted to [[Rabbinic J ...ref name=rubin /> Despite skepticism, he reformulated the concept in 2016 by developing a novel method of genetic analysis that uses the fringe [[lingui
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  • |continent = Asia |region = Caucasus
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  • ...1/09/18/15542.html Kazakhstan, Russia ready for close cooperation with USA in combating extremism] Pravda</ref> ...bassador to the United States in July 2007. The Ambassador has been quoted in the past as being opposed to the film ''[[Borat]]'', but has seemed to take
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  • ...ut binding targets}} {{legend|#EEEE00|Annex B parties with binding targets in the first period but which withdrew from the Protocol}} {{legend|orange|Sig | condition_effective = Ratification by at least 55 States to the Convention
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  • ...w.mofa.go.jp/region/europe/dialogue/press0408.html Press Release: "Central Asia plus Japan" Dialogue/Foreign Ministers Meeting] Foreign Ministry of Japan</ ...relations, intra-regional cooperation within Central Asia, and cooperation in the international arena. The statement also declared the dialogue's main ob
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  • ...sia and Belarus, transformed into the [[Eurasian Economic Community]] then in 2015 into the [[Eurasian Economic Union]]. President Nazarbayev has priorit ...gional integration in Central Asia” and international integration of the region.<ref name=TW1>{{cite web|title=Kazakh Foreign Policy Concept for 2014 – 2
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  • |name = Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) ...g_name = the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia
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  • ...as a military alliance. Uzbekistan rejoined the CSTO in 2006 but withdrew in 2012. ...|archivedate=27 February 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref> It suspended its membership in 2012. The CSTO is an observer organization at the [[United Nations General
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  • | purpose = Extensive and democratic dialogue in solving global challenges * Governed by the ''Coordination Council''
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  • ...ariety of implant surgery is not an easy task and can trigger far vexation in order to clients if the work is not complete correctly. ...you to very first examine some sort of jaw line and also the region where in fact the pearly whites ought to be implanted are accessed. One implementati
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