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Selimkhan Abubakarov

2017-03-05T02:34:01Z

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'''Selimkhan Abubakarov''' (born {{birth date|1997|02|18|df=yes}})<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.olympic.org/selimkhan-abubakarov|title=Selimkhan ABUBAKAROV - Olympic {{!}} Kazakhstan|date=2016-06-27|work=International Olympic Committee|access-date=2017-02-27|language=en}}</ref> is a Kazakhstani male [[Olympic weightlifting|weightlifter]], competing in the +105 kg category and representing Kazakhstan at international competitions. He competed at both World Youth championships and World championships, most recently at the [[2014 World Weightlifting Championships]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2014 Weightlifting World Championships - Selimkhan Abubakarov|url=http://www.iwf.net/results/results-by-events/?event=298|publisher=iwf.net|accessdate=23 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.the-sports.org/selimkhan-abubakarov-weightlifting-spf278483.html|title=Weightlifting - Selimkhan Abubakarov (Kazakhstan)|website=www.the-sports.org|language=en|access-date=2017-02-27}}</ref>

==Major results==
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|[[2014 World Weightlifting Championships|2014]] || align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Houston]], [[United States]]|| [[2014 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's +105 kg|+105 kg]] ||<s>175||<s>175||'''175'''||18||205||'''210'''||<s>215||21||'''385'''||19
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|[[2013 World Weightlifting Championships|2013]] || align=left|{{flagicon|Poland}} [[Wrocław]], [[Poland]] || [[2013 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's +105 kg|+105 kg]] ||162||'''170'''||<s>175||16||192||<s>200||'''200'''||18||'''370'''||16
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==References==
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== Further reading ==
* [https://www.olympic.org/selimkhan-abubakarov Olympic.org Profile]
* [http://www.the-sports.org/selimkhan-abubakarov-weightlifting-spf278483.html The Sports.org Profile]
* [http://www.olystats.com/individual_profile.php?AID=26801 OlyStats.com statistics]
* [http://confederation.kz/en/weightlifting/news/world-championship-the-opponents-of-bersanov-and-abubakarov Confederation.kz]
* [http://www.dallasstrengthandconditioning.com/olympic-weightlifting/monday-620 Dallas Strength and Conditioning]
* [http://www.todor66.com/weightlifting/World/2013/Men_over_105kg.html 2013 Men over 105kg world standings]
* [http://www.todor66.com/weightlifting/World/2014/Men_over_105kg.html 2014 Men over 105kg world standings]

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Alexandra Aborneva

2017-02-26T01:54:26Z

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'''Alexandra Aborneva''' (born {{birth date|1986|10|30|df=yes}}) is a Kazakhstani female [[Olympic weightlifting|weightlifter]], competing in the +75 kg category and representing [[Kazakhstan]] at international competitions. She competed at world championships, including at the [[2015 World Weightlifting Championships]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2015 Weightlifting World Championships - Alexandra Aborneva|url=http://www.iwf.net/results/results-by-events/?event=341|publisher=iwf.net|accessdate=23 June 2016}}</ref> In 2013 Aborneva had a total of 3 gold medals revoked after she tested positive for banned performance-enhancing drugs.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vietnambreakingnews.com/2013/12/vietnamese-lifter-wins-two-asian-golds-after-rivals-detected-of-using-dope/|title=Vietnamese lifter wins two Asian golds after rivals detected of using dope|date=2013-12-30|newspaper=VietNam Breaking News|access-date=2017-02-25|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.presscenter.org.vn/weightlifter-kim-van-snatches-vietnams-first-asian-gold_t612c359n57135tn.aspx|title=Weightlifter Kim Van snatches Vietnam's first Asian gold|last=|first=|date=|newspaper=|access-date=25 February 2017|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs Foreign Press Center|work=|via=}}</ref>

==Major results==
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! rowspan=2 width=250|Venue
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|[[2015 World Weightlifting Championships|2015]] || align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Houston]], [[United States]]|| [[2015 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's +75 kg|+75 kg]] ||107||112||'''117'''||12||140||'''150'''||<s>155||8||'''267'''||8
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|[[2011 World Weightlifting Championships|2011]] || align=left|{{flagicon|France}} [[Paris]], [[France]] || [[2011 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's +75 kg|+75 kg]] ||105||'''110'''||<s>115||10||141||147||'''150'''||4||'''260'''||5
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|[[2010 World Weightlifting Championships|2010]] || align=left|{{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Antalya]], [[Turkey]] || [[2010 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's +75 kg|+75 kg]] ||'''113'''||<s>117||<s>120||6||145||'''147'''||<s>155||6||'''260'''||5
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|[[2007 World Weightlifting Championships|2007]] || align=left|{{flagicon|Thailand}} [[Chiang Mai]], [[Thailand]] || [[2007 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's +75 kg|+75 kg]] ||107||112||'''115'''||9||142||147||'''149'''||5||'''264'''||5
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|[[2006 World Weightlifting Championships|2006]] || align=left|{{flagicon|Dominican Republic}} [[Santo Domingo]], [[Dominican Republic]] || [[2006 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's +75 kg|+75 kg]] ||105||'''110'''||<s>115||12||140||'''147'''||<s>150||5||'''257.0'''||5
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|[[2005 World Weightlifting Championships|2005]] || align=left|{{flagicon|Qatar}} [[Doha]], [[Qatar]] || [[2005 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's +75 kg|+75 kg]] ||'''100'''||<s>105||<s>106||12||130||'''135'''||<s>140||8||'''235.0'''||11
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==References==
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== Further reading ==
* [http://bnews.kz/en/news/sport/kazakhstan_alexandra_aborneva_wins_gold_in_weightlifting_at_asian_championship-2013_06_25-1044037 Kazakhstan Alexandra Aborneva wins gold in weightlifting at Asian Championship]
* [http://www.inform.kz/en/kazakhstani-weightlifter-a-aborneva-won-silver-medal-at-iwf-russian-federation-president-s-cup_a2849735 Kazakhstani weightlifter A. Aborneva won silver medal at IWF Russian Federation President's Cup]
* [https://en.tengrinews.kz/sport/Weightlifting-Kazakhstan-wins-3rd-gold-at-Asian-20544/ Weightlifting: Kazakhstan wins 3rd gold at Asian Weightlifting Championship]
* [https://www.vietnambreakingnews.com/2013/12/vietnamese-lifter-wins-two-asian-golds-after-rivals-detected-of-using-dope/ Vietnamese lifter wins two Asian golds after rivals detected of using dope]
* [http://www.presscenter.org.vn/weightlifter-kim-van-snatches-vietnams-first-asian-gold_t612c359n57135tn.aspx Weightlifter Kim Van snatches Vietnam's first Asian gold]

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Pechora-Ilych Nature Reserve

2017-02-06T16:26:04Z

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[[File:Плато Маньпупунер.jpg|right|thumb|The Malpupuner Plateau]]
[[File:MSU V1 - Alces alces pack animals 2.png|thumb|Moose kept as pack animals, Pechora-Ilych Nature Reserve, December 1952]]
'''Pechora-Ilych Nature Reserve''' ({{lang-ru|Печоро-Илычский заповедник}}, ''Pechoro-Ilychsky zapovednik'') is a [[nature reserve]] in the [[Komi Republic]], [[Russia]]. It currently occupies 7,213 square kilometers and forms the core of the [[World Heritage Site]] [[Virgin Komi Forests]].

==Location==
The nature reserve is located in the south-eastern corner of the [[Komi Republic]] ([[Troitsko-Pechorsky District]]), on the western slopes of the [[Ural Mountains]] and the adjacent foothills and lowlands. The area is drained by the upper course of the [[Pechora River]] and its [[tributary]] the [[Ilych River|Ilych]], from whose names the name of the reserve is derived.

==History==
The idea of the creation of a nature reserve in the upper Pechora, as a [[sable]] ''[[zakaznik]]'' (sanctuary), was proposed in 1915 by S. T. Nat, the Chief Forester of [[Vologda]] [[Guberniya]], in his article in ''Lesnoy Zhurnal'' (''Forest Journal''). The nature reserve was created on May 4, 1930, originally occupying 11,350 square kilometers. The borders of the reserve were set on July 30, 1931.

Originally, the reserve's main office was built in the village of [[Ust-Ilych]], at the fall of the Ilych into the Pechora. Access to that location being extremely difficult, the main office was moved in 1935 to the village of [[Yaksha, Komi Republic|Yaksha]], further upstream on the Pechora, but closer to the [[Kama River]] basin, via which the area communicated with the outside world in those days.

In 1951 the reserve was greatly reduced in size, to a mere 930 km2; its area became non-contiguous, with a small lowland section near Yaksha being separated from the highland part. In 1959 the area of the reserve was increased to its current size (7,213 km2), but it still remains non-contiguous. To better protect the reserve, in 1973 a buffer area of 324 km2 (similar in status to a [[United States National Forest|national forest]] in the United States) was created outside of the reserve; the size of the buffer area size was increased in 1984 by additional 330 km2.

Since 1986 reserve has been listed by [[UNESCO]] as one of the [[Man and Biosphere Reserve Programme|biosphere reserve]]s of the [[World Network of Biosphere Reserves]].

In 1995 the forest area including the Pechora-Ilych Nature Reserve and its northern neighbor, the [[Yugyd Va National Park]], were recognized by [[UNESCO]] as a [[World Heritage Site]], under the name [[Virgin Komi Forests]].

==Landscape and vegetation==
Russian geographer A.A. Korchagin divided the area of the reserve into five natural regions:
*The Pechora lowlands: [[pine]] forests, pine forested [[swamp]]s, and [[moss]] [[swamp]]s. There are few spruce forests in that area. This region includes the ''Gusinoe Bolota'' (Goose Swamp), a peat [[bog]] that occupies around 3 km2, with the peat deposits some 5–6 meters deep.
*The piedmont (foothills) region, dominated by forests of shade-loving species: [[Siberian spruce]], [[Siberian pine]], and [[Abies sibirica|Siberian fir]]. There are abundant forested swamps there, but hardly any moss swamps.
*The Upper Ilych lowland: this region is surrounded by the Urals highlands and mountains and has particularly severe climate. The slow-growing forest there is classified as [[Taiga|boreal]] [[taiga]].
*The Ural Mountains, the area that is the least studied but has the greatest variety of landscapes. It includes the piedmont forest belt (fir and spruce), up to 300–350 meters in elevation. Above it, up to 600 m elevation, is the subalpine forest belt, where firs and spruces are gradually replaced with birch forests and subalpine meadows. The tree line is at 550–650 m elevation, although there are occasional firs at the elevations as high as 800 m or even higher. Above the tree line, [[alpine meadow]]s and then [[tundra]] are found.
*The valleys of the Pechora, Ilych, and their tributaries.

==Wildlife==
[[Moose]], [[beaver]]s, [[squirrel]]s, [[European pine marten|pine marten]]s are abundant in the reserve. [[Sable]]s are known to live in the piedmont forest region of the reserve. The wild [[reindeer]] have almost disappeared after the loss of the pine forest section of the reserve in 1951, and consequent [[habitat destruction]].

The large predators include [[brown bear]]s, [[gray wolf|wolve]]s, and [[wolverine]]s. Ten [[Mustelidae|mustelid]] species make the reserve their home, from the largest, the [[wolverine]], to the [[least weasel]], as well as the [[stoat|ermine]], the [[American mink|American]] and [[European mink]], the [[European pine marten|pine marten]], the [[sable]], and the [[Siberian weasel]].

==Research work==
Over the years, scientific research in many areas of biology and ecology was conducted in the reserve. Topics of research ranged from [[ant]]s to [[squirrel]]s to [[fish]]. The [[moose]] was a particularly important topic of research in the reserve.

==Moose domestication experiments==
The [[moose]] (''Alces alces'') has long been an object of research at the Pechora-Ilych Nature Reserve.

In the late 1940s, the management of the reserve encountered the problem of unsustainable growth of the moose population. By the early 1950s, pastures in the reserve started to be exhausted. To handle the problem, in 1956 a moose hunting enterprise ({{lang|ru|лосепромысловое хозяйство}}) was instituted. The enterprise was affiliated with the reserve, but located outside of its territory. It has been economically successful. Between 1956 and 1968, 1000 moose were taken, providing 200 tons of meat. At the same time, hunting operations allowed the collection of valuable statistics on the biology of the Pechora moose population.

Besides moose hunting, in 1949 the reserve staff created the facility they referred to as a "moose farm" ({{lang|ru|лосеферма}}, ''loseferma'') to study the feasibility of moose domestication. The first director of this project was [[Yevgeny Knorre]]. After he moved to the [[Volga-Kama Nature Reserve]] in 1962, his student M. V. Kozhukhov became the director.

The main objectives of the farm were to learn more about moose biology and to use this knowledge to develop suitable food rations for the moose and techniques for caring for them; to study the feasibility of raising a farm-bred population; and to explore the possibilities of the use of the moose in the national economy.
[[File:Moose at Petchora-Ilytsh reserve Yaksha.JPG|thumb|Three moose in the corral, March 2012]]
Over the first 40-plus years of the project, six generations of moose were raised on the farm, with some 30–35 animals at the farm in any given year. About 15 moose calves were raised at the farm in a good spring. The total number of the animals raised over the year is said to have exceeded 500.

The farm's adult moose would spend most of the time browsing in the forest; however, a pregnant moose cow would always come back to the farm to give birth. Then, during the [[lactation]] period of three to five months, the moose cow would come to the farm several times a day, at the same hours, to be milked. The milk production of a moose is small compared to a [[Dairy cattle|dairy cow]]: over the lactation season, a total of 300–500 liters (75–125 gallons) of milk is obtained from a moose. However, the milk has a high (12–14%) fat content, and is rich in vitamins and micronutrient elements; it is said to have medicinal properties.

A farm-raised moose can live as long as 18 years, although few reached that age because of the depredations of wolves, bears, and poachers on the free-ranging population.

Among the potential productive uses of the moose, the milk production was found the most promising. However, riding a moose and using it to pull a [[Sled|sleigh]] were tried at the farm as well.

Over the years, a number of research articles dealing with the [[physiology]], [[ethology]], and [[ecology]] of the moose were published by the biologists from the reserve, as well as from the research institutes in [[Syktyvkar]] and [[Moscow]] (e.g.<ref>
[http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/summary_0199-30316_ITM Aleksandr V. Chalyshev, "Nutrient composition of milk from domesticated taiga moose during the lactation period"], ''Alces'', 01-JAN-2002 {{en icon}}</ref>
<ref>[http://bolt.lakeheadu.ca/~alceswww/Suppl2/Suppl2_93.pdf Nelly A. Moyseenko, "Components of red blood in young moose"], ''[[Moose|Alces]]'' Supplement 2: pp. 93-97 (2002) {{en icon}}</ref>
<ref>[http://www.springerlink.com/content/h2237731843658t4/ T.I. Kochan, "Seasonal Adaptation of Metabolism and Energy in the Pechora Taiga Moose Alces alces"] [Journal of Evolutionary Biochemistry and Physiology],
Volume 37, Number 3 / May, 2001 {{en icon}}</ref>)

Knorre's and his associates' moose domestication work at Pechora Ilych, as well as somewhat similar [[Muskox]] Domestication Project at the [[University of Alaska System|University of Alaska]]'s [[Institute of Northern Agricultural Research]], also provided valuable insights in the general theory of animal domestication.<ref>[http://www.jstor.org/stable/2741071 Paul F. Wilkinson, "Oomingmak: A Model for Man-Animal Relationships in Prehistory"] ''Current Anthropology'', Vol. 13, No. 1 (Feb., 1972), pp. 23-44.</ref>
<ref>[http://www.jstor.org/stable/2460291 Charles T. Robbins, Barbara L. Robbins, "Fetal and Neonatal Growth Patterns and Maternal Reproductive Effort in Ungulates and Subungulates"] ''American Naturalist'', Vol. 114, No. 1 (Jul., 1979), pp. 101-116</ref>

The facility, located in the remote Northern Urals taiga, was never meant to turn a profit, and found itself in a difficult situation after the government funding cutbacks of the early 1990s. According to a recent trip report, the moose farm operations have been greatly reduced; the remaining buildings are in a poor conditions, and only a few animals remain. A Moscow teacher visiting in 2003 reported that there were only five left.<ref>[http://press.alledu.ru/publication/432/959 Vladimir Golovner (Владимир ГОЛОВНЕР) "Primaeval forest, White nights, Dwarfed birches: Second Inter-Regional Schoolchildren's Expedition to the Northern Urals" (Лес первобытный, ночь белая, береза угнетенная: Вторая межрегиональная экологическая экспедиция школьников на Северный Урал)]. ''Uchitelskaya Gazeta'' (Учительская газета), 07-Oct-2003 {{ru icon}}</ref> However, moose domestication experiments in Russia continue at the more favorably located [[Kostroma Moose Farm]].

==See also==
* [[Zapovednik#List of Russian Nature Reserves|List of Russian Nature Reserves (class 1a 'zapovedniks')]]
* [[commons:Category:Manpupuner rock formations|WikiCommons gallery: Manpupuner rock formations]]

==Sources==
* [http://www.moose-farm.ru/e010.htm moose-farm.ru] {{en icon}}
*[http://www.trpk.ru/see/reserve.html Pechora-Ilych Nature Reserve] {{ru icon}}
*[http://reserves.biodiversity.ru/pilych/index.html Pechora-Ilych National Biosphere Nature Reserve] {{ru icon}}
*[http://www.trpk.ru/see/elk.html D.V. Zhitnev (Д.В.Житенев), M.M. Serebryanny (М.М.Серебрянный) "Research Activities in Pechora Ilych Nature Reserve. World's First Experimental Moose Farm". (Научная деятельность в Печоро-Илычском заповеднике. Первая в мире опытная лосеферма)] (1988) {{ru icon}}
*[http://losyzapovednik.narod.ru/ Pechora Ilych Reserve "moose farm", a recent trip report] {{ru icon}}
*[http://www.macaulay.ac.uk/livestocksystems/feasibility/moosefeas.pdf T.Lecomte, "La réintroduction de l'Elan (Alces alces) dans les zones humides: Un projet dans le cadre du développement durable des zones humides éfavorisées"] (Nov-1998) {{fr icon}}
* E.P. Knorre. "Change in the behavior of moose with age during the domestication", ''Le Naturaliste Canadien'', volume 101 (1974), No. 1-2, p. 371-377. {{en icon}}

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Alexey Nemtsev

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'''Alexey Nemtsev''' is a [[ski-orienteering]] competitor from Kazakhstan. He competed at the 2009 [[World Ski Orienteering Championships]] in [[Rusutsu]], where he placed 29th in the long distance, and 9th in the relay with the Kazakhstani team.<ref name="iof-skio-wch2009">{{cite web |url=http://orienteering.org/events/?event_id=131 | title=World Ski Orienteering Championships 2009 |publisher=International Orienteering Federation |accessdate=3 February 2011}}</ref> He won a silver medal in the long distance at the [[2011 Asian Winter Games]], behind [[Mikhail Sorokin (orienteering)|Mikhail Sorokin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://info.astana-almaty2011.kz/en/Comp.mvc/Info/ResultList/SOM003101 |title=Results. Ski Orienteering. Long Distance Men - Official |publisher=7th Asian Winter Games |accessdate=3 February 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110206115800/http://info.astana-almaty2011.kz/en/Comp.mvc/Info/ResultList/SOM003101 |archivedate=February 6, 2011 }}</ref>

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Alexandr Babenko

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'''Alexandr Babenko''' is a [[ski-orienteering]] competitor from Kazakhstan. He competed at the 2009 [[World Ski Orienteering Championships]] in [[Rusutsu]], where he placed 40th in the sprint, 27th in the middle distance, 36th in the long distance, and 9th in the relay with the Kazakhstani team.<ref name="iof-skio-wch2009">{{cite web |url=http://orienteering.org/events/?event_id=131 | title=World Ski Orienteering Championships 2009 |publisher=International Orienteering Federation |accessdate=2 February 2011}}</ref> He won a silver medal in sprint at the [[2011 Asian Winter Games]], behind [[Mikhail Sorokin (orienteering)|Mikhail Sorokin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://info.astana-almaty2011.kz/en/Comp.mvc/Info/ResultList/SOM001101 |title=Results. Ski Orienteering. Sprint Men - Official |publisher=7th Asian Winter Games |accessdate=2 February 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110203043712/http://info.astana-almaty2011.kz/en/Comp.mvc/Info/ResultList/SOM001101 |archivedate=3 February 2011 |df= }}</ref>

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Almaty Marathon

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| date = April or May
| location = [[Almaty]], [[Kazakhstan]] {{flagicon|KAZ}}
| type = [[Road running|Road]]
| distance = [[Marathon]]
| sponsor = Shell Lubricants
| est = 2012
| homepage = [http://www.almaty-marathon.kz/en Almaty Marathon]
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The '''Almaty Marathon''' ({{lang-kz|Алматы Марафон}}) is an annual [[marathon]] race held in either April or May in the [[Central Asia]]n city of [[Almaty]], [[Kazakhstan]]. The first edition of the race, in 2012, had 2500 total participants; that grew to more than 19,000 from over 40 countries in the 2015 edition.<ref name="about">http://www.almaty-marathon.kz/en/about/</ref><ref name="news">http://en.tengrinews.kz/show_and_style/Almaty-Marathon-starts-online-registration-for-2016-261523/</ref>

The marathon weekend has five events: individual races at 3 km, 10km, a half-marathon (21 km), a full marathon (42 km), and an [[ekiden]]-style marathon relay.

The Almaty Marathon is a member of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS).<ref>http://aimsworldrunning.org/Directory.htm#KAZ</ref> Profits from the race go toward supporting public works projects and charities in Kazakhstan.<ref name="about"/>

==Course==
The marathon course starts at the Park of the First President in Almaty. It proceeds along Al-Farabi Avenue and the Eastern Bypass Road. After making a U-turn, the course returns past the start line and along Sain Street to Abay Avenue. The race finishes with a 300m run within the Central Stadium.<ref>http://astanatimes.com/2015/11/online-registration-opens-for-almaty-marathon/</ref>

==Climate==
Almaty is located at an elevation of 900m, with typical temperatures between 11 and 16 C in April. Temperature inversions in the valley between the [[Trans-Ili Alatau]] can trap smog, making for difficult running conditions.

==Winners==
'''Key:'''
{{legend2|#A9F5A9|Course record|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Year
!Men's winner
!Time ([[hour|h]]:[[minute|m]]:[[second|s]])
!Women's winner
!Time ([[hour|h]]:[[minute|m]]:[[second|s]])
|-
| 2016
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Aydyn Kasenov]]|KAZ}}
| 2:42:58
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Gulzhanat Zhanatbek]]|KAZ}}
| 2:56:06
|-
| 2015
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Andrey Leymenov]]|KAZ}}
| 2:35:51
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Gulzhanat Zhanatbek]]|KAZ}}
| 2:52:18
|-
| 2014
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Almat Imashev]]|KAZ}}
| 2:36:21
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Gulzhanat Zhanatbek]]|KAZ}}
| 2:49:52
|-
| 2013
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Almat Imashev]]|KAZ}}
| bgcolor=#A9F5A9|'''2:30:40'''
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Mariya Kiseleva]]|RUS}}
| bgcolor=#A9F5A9|'''2:45:37'''
|}

==Benefits==
A primary goal of the marathon is to raise funds for charities in Kazakhstan. In 2012 and 2013, funds went to support a program for rehabilitation of children with [[infantile cerebral paralysis]], including the construction of a therapeutic swimming center. Over 2.7 million [[Kazakhstani tenge|tenge]] in total were raised and sent to the Ardi Fund.<ref>http://www.almaty-marathon.kz/en/charity/</ref> In 2014, money from the marathon went to buy an ambulance for the Children’s Oncological Department of the Pediatrics and Children Surgery Research Center in Almaty.<ref>http://www.runsociety.com/2014/10/09/almaty-marathon-run-and-raise-funds-for-charity-in-wonderful-kazakhstan/</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.almaty-marathon.kz/en}}
* [http://marathons.ahotu.com/event/almaty-marathon#event Ahotu - Almaty Marathon]

[[Category:Marathons in Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:International sports competitions hosted by Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2012]]
[[Category:Sport in Kazakhstan]]

International Turkic Academy

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The '''International Turkic Academy''' is an academic center coordinating scientific researches on the language, literature, culture, history of Turkic people from ancient times to the present-day and evaluating the contribution of the Turkic civilization to the human civilization on the basis of indigenous sources. The academy aims to boost the scientific cooperation across the Turkic world, help the initiatives of scholars from Turkic-speaking states and organize academic meetings on a regular basis.

== History ==
At the IX summit of the Heads of the Turkic Speaking States held in Nahchivan, Azerbaijan, on 3 October 2009, the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev proposed to set up an international research center tasked with conducting researches on the Turkic world.
On 28 May 2010, the Turkic Academy was founded at the Palace of Peace and Reconciliation in the capital of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Presidents of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, and Turkey, Abdullah Gul, and well-established turkologist-scholars from the USA, Russia (Tatarstan, Bashkortostan, Chuvashia, Yakuti), Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine attended the opening ceremony of the unique research center.
At the II summit of the Turkic Council held on 22–23 August 2012 in the capital of the Kyrgyz Republic, the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, the President of the Republic of Turkey Abdullah Gul, the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Almazbek Atambayev and the Prime-Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan Artur Rasizade signed an agreement on giving an international status to the Turkic Academy.
Following completion of ratification procedures, the Turkic Academy, which was functioning in Kazakhstan from 2010, attained an international status on 28 August 2014.

== Founder States ==
Republic of [[Azerbaijan]]

Republic of [[Kazakhstan]]

Republic of [[Kyrgyzstan]]

Republic of [[Turkey]]

== International partnership ==
The International Turkic Academy has signed around 40 memorandums with research institutions and turkological centers. The list includes the Hungarian National Academy of Sciences and its research centers, National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Mongolian Academy of Sciences and its research institutions, and research centers of the Russian Academy of Sciences. In addition, the Academy has strong relationships with top universities of South Korea, USA and Turkey, as a result, a number of outstanding projects are being carried out in collaboration with almost 100 foreign turkologist-scholars. International Turkic Academy has established partnerships with Turkic Council, TurkPA, Turksoy, and with Research Center for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA) as well.

== Structure ==
'''Academic Council'''

Academic Council is the highest body of the International Turkic Academy. The organization is administered by the Academic Council composed of one representative from each Member State, the President of the Turkic Academy and Vice-Presidents.

'''President'''

President is nominated from among the citizens of Member States for a term of four years with the possibility of re-election. The first President of the International Turkic Academy is a Doctor of Historical sciences-Darkhan Kydyrali. He was nominated for this post by the Heads of Member States at the IV summit of Turkic Council held on 4–5 June 2014 in Bodrum, Turkey. Since International Turkic Academy is based in Kazakhstan, the first President was appointed from Kazakhstan. The position of the President will pass to other member countries on a four-year rotation basis in alphabetical order according to their names in English: Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkey.

'''Vice-Presidents'''

Since the President of the International Turkic Academy is a citizen of Kazakhstan, for the positions of Vice-Presidents three Vice-Presidents will be nominated from other Member States (Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkey).

'''Research centers'''

Five research centers were formed within the International Turkic Academy. They are: Center for History and Ethnology, Center for Language, Literature and Terminology, Center for Arts and Culture, Center for Socio-Economic Researches, and Center for International Researches. These centers are committed to the study of key social, cultural, historical, economic issues pertaining to the Turkic world.

'''Publications'''

Scholars working in the International Academy are from the founder countries and the Turkic world as a whole. The academy completed a number of unique international projects. Over the last four years around 50 books have been published. They cover a wide range of issues including the Turkic history, culture, art, and the future of Turkic people. The academy also publishes scientific and analyticial journals with articles in four languages (Kazakh, Russian, English, Turkish), such as-“Altaistics and Turkology”, which provides scientific analyses of issues in turkology and altaistics, and “Global Turk”. In addition, the Academy produced dictionaries of Turkic languages. The academy organized several international conferences, forums, meetings and seminars dedicated to the Turkic history, culture and to the distinguished figures of the Turkic world.

== Turkic library ==

Within the International Turkic Academy functions a Turkic Library. The library formed out of the personal libraries of renowned turkologists consists of more than 30 thousand books. The personal libraries of widely known turkologists such as Abduali Kaidar, Abjan Kuryshjanuly and Mandoky Kungur Ishtvan were also bestowed to this library. The library has exceptional books and manuscripts as well. There are separate book shelves for every Turkic nation. To be precise, it is possible to find books on Kazakhs, Turks, Azerbaijans, Uzbeks, Turkmens, Bashkirs, Tatars, Karachais, Chuvashs, Karakalpaks, Nogais, etc. The electronic data base of the Turkic Library is in the process of creation.

== Museum ==
It is possible to see valuable artefacts created by Turkic people in different developmental periods in the museum of the International Turkic Academy. Works regarding the collection and systematization of material and spiritual legacies of Turkic people are in progress.

== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://twesco.org/}}

[[Category:International research institutes]]
[[Category:Organizations based in Astana]]
[[Category:Research institutes established in 2009]]