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Matic Maruško

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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Matic Maruško
| fullname = Matic Maruško
| image = Matic Maruško.jpg
| image_size = 200
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|11|30}}
| birth_place = [[Plitvica, Apače|Plitvica]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|SFR Yugoslavia]]
| height = {{convert|1.83|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = [[Midfielder|Defensive midfielder]]
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Apače | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = NK Paloma
| years1 = 2009–2013 | clubs1 = [[ND Mura 05|Mura 05]] | caps1 = 94 | goals1 = 6
| years2 = 2010–2011 | clubs2 = → [[NK Nafta Lendava|Nafta Lendava]] (loan) | caps2 = 14 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2013–2014 | clubs3 = [[FC Spartak Trnava|Spartak Trnava]] | caps3 = 5 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2014–2015 | clubs4 = [[FC Kaisar|Kaisar]] | caps4 = 26 | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2015–2016 | clubs5 = [[FC Akzhayik|Akzhayik]] | caps5 = 15 | goals5 = 8
| years6 = 2016–2017 | clubs6 = [[FC Kaisar|Kaisar]] | caps6 = | goals6 =
| nationalyears1 = 2012 | nationalteam1 = [[Slovenia national under-21 football team|Slovenia U21]] | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 1
| club-update = 6 March 2016
| nationalteam-update =
}}
'''Matic Maruško''' (born 30 November 1990) is a [[Slovenia]]n [[Association football|football]] [[midfielder]] who last played for [[FC Kaisar|Kaisar]] in [[Kazakhstan First Division]].<ref>[http://ekipa.svet24.si/clanek/nogomet/slovenija-ostalo/58ca93c3e6568/marusko-zapustil-kazahstan Maruško zapustil Kazahstan, zdaj trenira z Muro]‚ ekipa.svet24.si, 16 March 2017</ref>

He played for Apače, [[NK Nafta Lendava|Nafta Lendava]], [[ND Mura 05|Mura 05]] and [[FC Kaisar]].

==Career stats==
{| border=1 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse: collapse;"
|----- bgcolor="white" align="center"
!Season
!Club
!Country
!Level
!Apps
!Goals
|-
|2009–10
|align=center|[[ND Mura 05|Mura 05]]
|align=center|{{flagicon|Slovenia}}
|align=center|'''[[Slovenian Second League]]'''
|align=center|14
|align=center|0
|-
|2010–11
|align=center|[[ND Mura 05|Mura 05]]
|align=center|{{flagicon|Slovenia}}
|align=center|'''[[Slovenian Second League]]'''
|align=center|14
|align=center|3
|-
|2011–12
|align=center|[[ND Mura 05|Mura 05]]
|align=center|{{flagicon|Slovenia}}
|align=center|'''[[Slovenian PrvaLiga]]'''
|align=center|34
|align=center|1
|-
|2012–13
|align=center|[[ND Mura 05|Mura 05]]
|align=center|{{flagicon|Slovenia}}
|align=center|'''[[Slovenian PrvaLiga]]'''
|align=center|32
|align=center|2
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.prvaliga.si/klubi/mostvo/igralec.asp?idi=46001&id=829&all=1 PrvaLiga profile] {{sl icon}}
*[http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2013/clubs/player=250050556/index.html UEFA profile]

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[[Category:Slovenia under-21 international footballers]]
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The Needle (1988 film)

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{{Infobox film
|name = Needle
|image = The Needle film poster.jpg
|director = [[Rashid Nugmanov]]
|writer = [[Aleksandr Baranov (writer)|Aleksandr Baranov]] [[Bakhyt Kilibayev]]
|starring = [[Viktor Tsoi]] [[Marina Smirnova]] [[Pyotr Mamonov]]
|producer = [[Kazakhfilm]]
|music = [[Viktor Tsoi]]
|released = 1988
|runtime = 81 min.
|country = [[Soviet Union]]
|language = [[Russian language|Russian]]
}}
'''''Needle''''' ({{lang-ru|Игла|Igla}}) is a 1988 [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[thriller film]]. The main character, Moro, is played by the famous Soviet rock musician [[Viktor Tsoi]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmreference.com/Films-Hi-Ik/Igla.html |title=IGLA |work=filmreference |publisher=Advameg, Inc. |accessdate=15 October 2011}}</ref>

==Plot==
The film follows the story of Moro, a drifter who tracks down a drug-dealer who had made his girlfriend into an addict. Moro has nowhere to live so Dina allows him to live in her house. Spartak owes Moro money so they meet in a cafe which Spartak refers to as "Parliament". Spartak is revealed to owe a lot of people money. Moro also finds that her boss is selling her drugs. In an attempt to save Dina, Moro takes her away to the [[Aral Sea]], turned into a barren desert by the time they arrive. There Dina seems cured, but back in town, everything starts anew. Almost desperate, Moro decides to fight the drug dealers, led by a hospital doctor (played by another rock 'n' roll star, the eccentric leader of the band "Sound of Mu" and the future star of ''[[Taxi Blues]]'', [[Pyotr Mamonov]]), when one of them stabs him in a deserted park.

==Main cast==
*[[Viktor Tsoi]] (Виктор Цой) - Moro
*[[Marina Smirnova]] (Марина Смирнова) - Dina
*[[Pyotr Mamonov]] (Пётр Мамонов) - Doctor
*[[Aleksandr Bashirov]] (Александр Баширов) - Spartak

== See also ==
[[Needle Remix]] ([[:ru:Игла Remix]])

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0097561|title=Igla}}
*{{Amg movie|120503}}

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Terrorist Financing Convention

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{{Infobox treaty
| name = Terrorist Financing Convention
| long_name = International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism
| image =
| image_width =
| caption =
| type = [[International criminal law]]
| date_drafted = 9 December 1999
| date_signed = 10 January 2000<ref>First signed by [[Belgium]], [[Canada]], [[Finland]], [[France]], [[Malta]], [[Netherlands]], [[Sri Lanka]], the [[United Kingdom]], and the [[United States]].</ref>
| location_signed = [[New York City|New York]], [[United States]]
| date_sealed =
| date_effective = 10 April 2002
| condition_effective = 22 Ratifications
| date_expiration =
| signatories = 132
| parties = 187
| depositor = [[United Nations Secretary-General]]
| language =
| languages = Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish
| website =
| wikisource =
}}
The '''Terrorist Financing Convention''' (formally, the '''International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism''') is a 1999 [[United Nations]] [[multilateral treaty|treaty]] designed to criminalize acts of financing acts of [[terrorism]]. The convention also seeks to promote police and judicial co-operation to prevent, investigate and punish the financing of such acts. As of July 2015, the treaty has been ratified by 187 states; in terms of universality, it is therefore one of the most successful [[Anti-terrorism legislation|anti-terrorism treaties]] in history.

==Content==
Article 2.1 defines the crime of terrorist financing as the offense committed by "any person" who "by any means, directly or indirectly, unlawfully and willfully, provides or collects funds with the intention that they should be used or in the knowledge that they are to be used, in full or in part, in order to carry out" an act "intended to cause death or serious bodily injury to a [[civilian]], or to any other person not taking an active part in the hostilities in a situation of [[armed conflict]], when the purpose of such act, by its nature or context, is to intimidate a population, or to compel a government or an [[international organization]] to do or to abstain from doing any act."<ref>United Nations [http://treaties.un.org/doc/db/Terrorism/english-18-11.pdf 1999 International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism (Terrorist Financing Convention)], art. 2.1</ref>

State parties to this treaty also commit themselves to the freezing and seizure of funds intended to be used for terrorist activities and to share the forfeited funds with all state parties. Moreover, state parties commit themselves not to use [[bank secrecy]] as a justification for refusing to co-operate in the suppression of terrorist financing.

==Entry into force and ratifications==
The treaty entered into force on 10 April 2002. It has been ratified by 187 states, which includes all but nine member states of the United Nations plus the [[Cook Islands]], the [[Holy See]], and [[Niue]]. It has not been ratified by [[Burundi]], [[Chad]], [[Eritrea]], [[Iran]], [[Lebanon]], [[Somalia]], [[South Sudan]], [[Tuvalu]], and [[Zambia]]. (Burundi and Somalia have signed the convention but have not yet ratified it.)

==Impact==

In 2017 [[Ukraine]] opened a case against Russia for involvement and financing of [[Russian military intervention in Ukraine (2014–present)|military occupied]] [[Autonomous Republic of Crimea]] and part of [[Donbas]].<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/03/06/ukraine-sues-russia-international-court-justiceforfinancing/
| title = Ukraine sues Russia in International Court of Justice for 'financing terrorism' and discrimination.
| date = Mar 2017
}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Definition of terrorism]]
* [[International conventions on terrorism]]
* [[United Nations General Assembly Sixth Committee (Legal)]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Further reading==
* ASIL, ''Conventions on the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings and on Financing'', 96 American Journal of International Law, 255–258.(2002)
* C.F. Diaz-Paniagua, [https://books.google.com/books?id=q2qHd6a-slIC&lpg=PR4&dq=Negotiating%20terrorism%3A%20the%20negotiation%20dynamics%20of%20four%20UN%20counter-terrorism%20treaties%2C%201997-2005&hl=es&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Negotiating terrorism: The negotiation dynamics of four UN counter-terrorism treaties, 1997–2005''], City University of New York (2008).
* Roberto Lavalle, ''The International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism'', 60 Heidelberg Journal of International Law 491-510 (2000).
* [http://legal.un.org/avl/ha/icsft/icsft.html Introductory note] by Pierre Klein, procedural history note and audiovisual material on the ''International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism'' in the [http://legal.un.org/avl/historicarchives.html Historic Archives of the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law]

==External links==
*[http://treaties.un.org/doc/db/Terrorism/english-18-11.pdf 1999 Text].
* [https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=XVIII-11&chapter=18&clang=_en Status of ratifications].

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Vitaliy Khudyakov

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'''Vitaliy Khudyakov''' (born August 7, 1994) is a [[Kazakhstan]]i [[marathon swimming|marathon swimmer]]. Current Capri-Napoli Marathon record holder which he set in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Capri-Napoli Marathon Gold Book|url=http://www.caprinapoli.com/web/?page_id=2414&lang=en|website=Maratona del Golfo}}</ref> He competed in the [[Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon 10 kilometre|men's marathon 10 kilometre]] event at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] but was disqualified.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vitaliy Khudyakov|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/vitaliy-khudyakov|website=Rio 2016|accessdate=September 26, 2016|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20160815102035/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/vitaliy-khudyakov|archivedate=August 15, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Men's 10km - Standings|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/marathon-swimming-standings-ow-mens-10km|website=Rio 2016|accessdate=September 26, 2016|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20160922171023/https://www.rio2016.com/en/marathon-swimming-standings-ow-mens-10km|archivedate=September 22, 2016}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

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Transport in Kazakhstan

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{{For|transport in the Soviet Union|Transport in the Soviet Union}}
{{Update|date=June 2016}}
{{CIA World Factbook}}

The vast territory of [[Kazakhstan]] spans across {{convert|2,700,000|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}. The population density is low in Kazakhstan, and the centers of industry and agriculture are spread out and remote from world markets. Therefore, the need for efficient transportation in Kazakhstan is great.

Kazakhstan is committed to regional infrastructure development.<ref name=cftni>{{cite web|title=A Conversation with H.E. Kairat Umarov, Ambassador of Kazakhstan|url=http://www.cftni.org/A%20Conversation%20With%20HE%20Kairat%20Umarov_Event%20Summary.pdf|website=http://www.cftni.org/}}</ref> According to the Kazakhstan Ambassador to the U.S., Kairat Umarov, Kazakhstan invested $18 billion in construction of airports, highways, and railroads in 2014.<ref name="cftni"/>

== Railways ==
{{main article|Kazakhstan Temir Zholy}}

''Total:'' Railways provide 68% of all cargo and passenger traffic to over 57% of the country. There are {{convert|15,333|km|mi|abbr=on}} in common carrier service, excluding industrial lines.<ref name=ciafactbook>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kz.html CIA: The World Factbook]</ref>

''Broad Gauge:'' {{convert|15,333|km|mi|abbr=on}} of {{Track gauge|1520mm|lk=on}} gauge, {{convert|4,000|km|mi|abbr=on}} electrified, in 2012.<ref name=ciafactbook/>

[[Kazakhstan Temir Zholy]] (KTZ) is the national railway company.

As the Kazakhstani rail system was designed during the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] era, rail routes were designed ignoring intersoviet borders and to the needs of Soviet planning. This has caused anamolies such as the route from [[Ural'sk]] to [[Aktobe]] now passes briefly through Russian territory. It also means that routes might not suit modern-day Kazakhstani needs.

=== Railway links with adjacent countries ===

* {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Transport in Russia#Rail transport|Russia]] - same gauge (former Soviet Union railway system)
* {{flagicon|China}} [[Transport in the People's Republic of China#Rail|China]] - [[break of gauge]] {{Track gauge|1520mm}}/{{Track gauge|sg|lk=on}}; border station at [[Dostyk|Druzhba]], KZ - [[Alashankou]], CN, connection between the [[Turkestan–Siberia Railway]] and the [[Northern Xinjiang Railway]] (no electrification on them). Another connection is from [[Altynkol Railway Station]] near [[Khorgas]] to the [[Jinghe–Yining–Khorgos Railway]] towards [[Ürümqi]].
* {{flagicon|Kyrgyzstan}} [[Transport in Kyrgyzstan#Railways|Kyrgyzstan]] - same gauge (former Soviet Union railway system)
* {{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} [[Transport in Uzbekistan#Railways|Uzbekistan]] - same gauge (former Soviet Union railway system)
* {{flagicon|Turkmenistan}} [[Railways in Turkmenistan|Turkmenistan]] - same gauge (former Soviet Union railway system) (railway link opened in 2013, presently for freight)
* [[Caspian Sea]] - [[railhead]] {{Track gauge|1520mm|disp=1}}

The strategy of transport development in Kazakhstan until 2015 is to build {{convert|1600|km|mi|abbr=on}} of new electrified and {{convert| 2700|km|mi|abbr=on}} of existing railway stations.

The Khorgos Gateway dry port is one of Kazakhstan's primary dry ports for handling trans-Eurasian trains, which travel more than 9,000 km between China and Europe. The Khorgos Gateway dry port is surrounded by Khorgos Eastern Gate SEZ that officially commenced operations in December 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Khorgos: The New Silk Road's Central Station Comes To Life|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/wadeshepard/2017/02/20/khorgos-the-new-silk-roads-central-station-comes-to-life/2/#4770e6ab5322|website=forbes.com}}</ref>

=== Maps ===
* [http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/kazakhst.pdf UN Map]
* [http://wwwnotes.reliefweb.int/w/fullMaps_Sa.nsf/luFullMap/D27D9AFFF5B6812A85256A23006DE977/$File/kazak.pdf?OpenElement reliefweb map]

=== Timeline ===

==== 2008 ====

* [[BOOT]] line from [[Zhetigen]] to [[Khorgos]] on the China border.<ref>[http://www.im-mining.com/2008/05/20/enrc-to-develop-and-operate-the-zhetigen-khorgos-railway-line-between-kazakhstan-and-china/ ENRC to develop and operate the Zhetigen-Khorgos railway line between Kazakhstan and China | International Mining]</ref> The line would branch off the existing railway near [[Shaquanzi]].

==== 2007 ====

* Proposals to eliminate break of gauge at Druzhba-Alashankou by converting the Kazakhstan main line to European gauge.

==== 2006 ====

* Proposed standard gauge link from [[China]] to [[Europe]].<ref>[http://www.unitedworld-usa.com/reports/kazakhstan/temir.asp KAZAKHSTAN - Temir Zholy]</ref>

=== Towns served by rail ===

{{main article|Railway stations in Kazakhstan}}

== Rapid Transit and Tram Systems ==

=== Almaty ===

There is a small {{convert| 8.56|km|mi|abbr=on}} [[rapid transit|metro]] system in [[Almaty]]. A second and third metro lines are planned in the future. The second line would intersect with the first line at [[Alatau]] and [[Zhibek Zholy (Almaty Metro)|Zhibek Zholy]] stations.<ref name=urbanrail.net>[http://www.urbanrail.net/as/alma/almaty.htm urbanrail.net]</ref>

In May 2011, the construction of the second phase of the Almaty Metro line 1 began. The general contractor is Almatymetrokurylys. Currently more than {{convert|300|m|ft|abbr=on}} of tunnels on the extension project have been excavated. The extension includes five new stations, and will connect the downtown area of Almaty with [[Kalkaman]] in the suburbs. Its length will be {{convert|8.62|km|mi|abbr=on}}.<ref name=Almaty_metro_website>[http://www.almatymetro.kz/page.php Алматыметро :: Главная страница]</ref>

The construction is divided into 3 phases. The first phase (the current phase) will be the addition of two stations: Sairan and Moscow, a length of {{convert|2.7|km|mi|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Almaty_metro_website"/> For more details see: [[Almaty Metro]].

There is still a tram system which opened in 1937. However, with the metro construction, 8 of the 10 lines were closed and now there are only 2 lines. They total 23 km.<ref name=subways.net>[http://www.subways.net/kazakstan/almaty.htm Subways and Trams In Kazakstan: Almaty's Metro]</ref>

=== Astana ===

The [[Astana Metro]] system is under construction.

It's been a long time coming and the project was abandoned at one point in 2013,<ref>http://en.tengrinews.kz/industry_infrastructure/No-Light-Rail-Transport-for-Astana-24346/</ref> but an agreement was signed on 7 May 2015 for the project to go ahead.<ref>http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/news/asia/single-view/view/astana-light-rail-framework-agreement-signed.html</ref>

=== Oskemen ===

The system was opened between 1959 and 1978, and the tram is a popular form of transport in Oskemen/Ust-Kamenogorsk. At its peak it had 6 routes, but now has 4 routes in operation. It has a fleet of 50 working tram cars.<ref name=Oskemen_Tramway>[http://oskemen-tramway.narod.ru/ Усть-Каменогорский трамвай :: Введение]</ref>

=== Pavlodar ===

There is an {{convert|86|km|mi|abbr=on}} tram network, which began service in 1965 with, {{as of|2012}}, 20 regular and 3 special routes. The network has a 60% share of the local public transport market. Its fleet of 115 trams are due to be replaced and in 2012, the city announced plans to purchase 100 new trams.<ref name=Pavlodar>[[Pavlodar]]</ref>

=== Temirtau ===

There are 2 tram lines in this city.<ref name=Temirtau_city_council_website>[http://temirtau.kz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7&Itemid=4 temirtau.kz | главный сайт Темиртау]</ref>

== Highways ==
[[File:alfarabi3.jpg|200px|thumb|Al-Farabi street, Almaty, Esentai Tower]]
Kazakhstan has a road network stretching over {{convert|96,000|km|abbr=on}}, most of which is in need of modernization and repair.

* ''Total:'' {{convert|189,000|km}} (2002)<ref name=nationalencyclopedia>[http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Asia-and-Oceania/Kazakhstan-TRANSPORTATION.html Transportation - Kazakhstan - infrastructure]</ref>
* ''Paved:'' {{convert|108,100|km|abbr=on}} (2002)
* ''Unpaved:'' {{convert|80,900|km|abbr=on}} (2002)

It is stated in the ''CIA Factbook'' that Kazakhstan has a total road network of {{convert|93,612|km|abbr=on}} which is made up of: paved, {{convert|84,100|km|abbr=on}} and unpaved, {{convert|9,512|km|abbr=on}} (2008).<ref name=ciafactbook/>

{{as of|2011}}, there were 3,264,400 registered cars.<ref>http://www.kaz-news.kz/2011/07/30/v-kazahstane-rezko-uvelichilos-kolichestvo-avtomobiley.html</ref>

{{as of|2017}}, there were 3 845 301 registered cars, total 4 425 770 unit of autotransport by information «Казинформ»(Kazinform [http://www.inform.kz/]).<ref>http://www.yk.kz/news/show/37246</ref>

Five international routes pass through Kazakhstan, totaling {{convert|23,000|km|abbr=on}}. These highways are:
* M-36 Highway: Almaty – [[Astana]] – Kostanay (continues to [[Chelyabinsk]])
* Almaty – [[Petropavl]] to Omsk with the release of{{clarify|June|2016|date=June 2016}}
* M-38 Highway: Almaty - [[Semey]] - [[Pavlodar]] (continues to [[Omsk]])
* M-39 Highway: Almaty - [[Shymkent]] (continues to [[Tashkent]])
* M-32 Highway: Shymkent - [[Aktobe]] - [[Oral, Kazakhstan|Oral]] (continues to [[Samara, Russia|Samara]])

In 2009, the country began the construction of the "Western Europe - Western China" highway, which will be completed {{clarify |date=June 2016 |reason=Has it been completed? |text=by 2013}}. The total length of the road will be {{convert|8445|km|abbr=on}}, of which {{convert|2787|km|abbr=on}} will be in Kazakhstan, (Aktobe, Kyzylorda, South Kazakhstan, Zhambyl and Almaty oblasts). The thickness of the asphalt and concrete pavement will be {{convert|80|cm|in|abbr=on}}, and the expected lifespan of the highway will be 25 years, without a major overhaul, and the maximum speed limit {{convert|120|km/h|mi/h|abbr=on}}. The project includes a number of bridges over rivers, road maintenance facilities, bus stop areas, ''avtopavilony'', cattle trails, and electronic signage. Simultaneously with the construction of this highway, roads will be repaired and built in areas along its route.<ref>[http://kv.ucoz.kz/news/zapadnaja_evroppa_i_zapadnyj_kitaj_vstrechajutsja_na_zemle_syra/2011-01-01-6616 ЗАПАДНАЯ ЕВРОППА И ЗАПАДНЫЙ КИТАЙ ВСТРЕЧАЮТСЯ НА ЗЕМЛЕ СЫРА - 1 Января 2011 - ОФИЦИАЛЬНЫЙ САЙТ ГАЗЕТЫ "КЫЗЫЛОРДИНСКИЕ ВЕСТИ"]</ref><ref>http://kazpravda.kz/c/1279227092</ref><ref>[http://europe-china.kz/en Западная Европа - Западный Китай Международный Транзитный коридор]</ref>

===Motorways===
The motorway network in Kazakhstan is rather underdeveloped, mainly due to the low population density in the country, which doesn't require wider roads on long distances. The following are the only existing multi-lane, double carriage roads in Kazakhstan:
* A1 - Runs from Astana to [[Shchuchinsk]]. It further continues as the A1 two-lane highway to [[Kokshetau]]. Motorway length: {{convert|250|km|abbr=on}}.
* A2 - Runs from Almaty to a point past [[Uzynagash]]. It further continues as the A2 two-lane highway to [[Shymkent]]. Motorway length: {{convert|58|km|abbr=on}}.
* A2 - Other four-lane portion runs from [[Shymkent]] to Zhibek Zholy, on the border with [[Uzbekistan]]. Length: {{convert|100|km|abbr=on}}.
* A3 - Runs from Almaty to [[Kapshagay]]. It further continues as the A3 two-lane highway to [[Oskemen]]. Motorway length: {{convert|82|km|abbr=on}}.

Total: 490 km

== Pipelines ==
Condensate, {{convert|658|km|abbr=on}}; gas, {{convert|12317|km|abbr=on}}; oil, {{convert|11201|km|abbr=on}}; refined products, {{convert|1095|km|abbr=on}}; water, {{convert|1465|km|abbr=on}} (2010)<ref name=ciafactbook/>

== Waterways and Waterborne Transportation ==
There are {{convert|4000|km|abbr=on}} of waterways on the Syrdariya ([[Syr Darya]]), 80%, and Ertis ([[Irtysh River|Irtysh]])
rivers, (2010)<ref name=ciafactbook/>

== Ports and harbors ==

=== Caspian Sea ===
* [[Aqtau]] (Shevchenko) - railhead {{Track gauge|1524mm}}
* [[Atyrau]] (Gur'yev) - railhead {{Track gauge|1524mm|disp=1}}

=== On rivers ===
* [[Oskemen]] (Ust-Kamenogorsk)
* [[Pavlodar]]
* [[Semey]] (Semipalatinsk)

=== Merchant Marine ===
Total: 11 vessels
By type: cargo 1, petroleum tanker 8, refrigerated cargo 1, specialized tanker 1

Foreign-owned: 3 (Austria 1, Ireland 1, Turkey 1), 2010<ref name=ciafactbook/>

== Airports ==

Kazakhstan has a total of 97 airports (2012)<ref name=ciafactbook/>''However, it is quoted as having a total of 449 airports in (2001)<ref name="nationalencyclopedia"/>

The large area of the country and the associated long distances makes air travel a very important component in domestic travel.

=== Airports - with paved runways ===

total: 64<ref name=ciafactbook/>

*over {{convert| 3,047 |m|ft}}: 10
*{{convert|2,438–3,047|m|ft}}: 25
*{{convert| 1,524–2,437 |m|ft}}: 16
*{{convert| 914–1,523 |m|ft}}: 5
*under {{convert| 914 |m|ft}}: 8 (2012)
{{see also|Template:Airports in Kazakhstan}}

=== Airports - with unpaved runways ===
total: 33<ref name=ciafactbook/>
*over {{convert| 3,047 |m|ft}}: 5
*{{convert| 2,438–3,047 |m|ft}}: 7
*{{convert| 1,524–2,437 |m|ft}}: 3
*{{convert| 914–1,523 |m|ft}}: 5
*under {{convert| 914 |m|ft}}: 13 (2012)

=== Heliports ===
Total: 3 (2012)<ref name=ciafactbook/>

== Airlines ==
European Commission blacklisted all Kazakh carriers in 2009, with a sole exception of Air Astana. Since then, Kazakhstan was consistently taking measures to modernize and revamp its air safety oversight. Thus, in 2016 the European air safety authorities removed all Kazakh airlines from blacklist and there was “sufficient evidence of compliance” with international standards by Kazakh airlines and the Civil Aviation Committee.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sustained safety effort pulled Kazakhstan off EU blacklist|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/sustained-safety-effort-pulled-kazakhstan-off-eu-bla-432336/|website=www.flightglobal.com}}</ref>

'''Air Astana''' - most popular Kazakhstani Air operator
{{main article|Air Astana}}
Air Astana (Эйр Астана) is the principal airline and the flag carrier of the Republic of Kazakhstan, based in Almaty, Kazakhstan.<ref>"[http://www.airastana.com/kaz/en/Head-Office.aspx Head Office]." Air Astana. Retrieved on 21 December 2010. "Registered office 4A, Zakarpatskaya Street, Almaty, 050039, Kazakhstan"</ref> It operates scheduled domestic and international services on 56 routes from its main hub, [[Almaty International Airport]], and from its 2 secondary hubs, [[Astana International Airport]] and [[Atyrau Airport]]. It is a joint venture between Kazakhstan’s [[sovereign wealth fund]] Samruk-Kazyna (51%), and BAE Systems PLC (49%). It was incorporated in October 2001, and started commercial flights on 15 May 2002. At the 2012 World Airline Awards held at [[Farnborough Airshow]] in the UK, Air Astana was named the ''Best Airline in Central Asia & India''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.satrapia.com/news/article/air-astana-named-best-airline-in-central-asia-india/|title=Air Astana named Best Airline in Central Asia & India|accessdate=20 July 2012|newspaper=The Gazette of Central Asia|date=17 July 2012|publisher=Satrapia}}</ref>

'''Qazaq Air''' - New airline
[[Qazaq Air]] is a new airline in Kazakhstan.

===Destinations===
[[Air Astana]] operates the following destinations (as of April 2009):
[[Image:Air astana.jpg|right|220px|thumb|Air Astana [[Boeing 757]] aircraft at [[Suvarnabhumi Airport]] in Bangkok, Thailand]]

[[Image:P4-PAS.JPG|right|220px|thumb|Air Astana [[Airbus-320]] aircraft at [[Aktau Airport]]]]

=== Domestic (Kazakhstan) ===
*[[Aktau]] ([[Aktau Airport]])
*[[Aktobe]] ([[Aktobe Airport]])
*[[Almaty]] ([[Almaty International Airport]]) ('''Hub''')
*[[Astana]] ([[Astana International Airport]]) ('''Hub''')
*[[Atyrau]] ([[Atyrau Airport]])
*[[Karaganda]] ([[Sary-Arka Airport]])
*[[Kostanay]] ([[Kostanay Airport]])
*[[Kyzylorda]] ([[Kyzylorda Airport]])
*[[Oral, Kazakhstan|Oral]] ([[Oral Ak Zhol Airport]])
*[[Oskemen]] ([[Oskemen Airport]])
*[[Pavlodar]] ([[Pavlodar Airport]])
*[[Petropavl]] ([[Petropavl Airport]])
*[[Semey]] ([[Semey Airport]])
*[[Shymkent]] ([[Shymkent International Airport]])
*[[Zhezkazgan]] ([[Zhezkazgan Airport]])

=== Asia ===
*[[China]]
**[[Beijing]] ([[Beijing Capital International Airport]])
**[[Urumqi]] ([[Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport]])
*[[India]]
**[[Delhi]] ([[Indira Gandhi International Airport]])
*[[Kyrgyzstan]]
**[[Bishkek]] ([[Manas International Airport]])
*[[South Korea]]
**[[Seoul]] ([[Incheon International Airport]])
*[[Thailand]]
**[[Bangkok]] ([[Suvarnabhumi Airport]])
*[[United Arab Emirates]]
**[[Dubai]] ([[Dubai International Airport]])
*[[Malaysia]]
**[[Kuala Lumpur]] ([[Kuala Lumpur International Airport]])

=== Europe ===
*[[Azerbaijan]]
**[[Baku]] ([[Heydar Aliyev International Airport]]) 
*[[Germany]]
**[[Frankfurt]] ([[Frankfurt Airport]])
*[[Netherlands]]
**[[Amsterdam]] ([[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol]])
*[[Russia]]
**[[Moscow]] ([[Sheremetyevo International Airport]])
**[[Novosibirsk]] ([[Tolmachevo Airport]])
*[[Turkey]]
**[[Antalya]] ([[Antalya Airport]])
**[[Istanbul]] ([[Atatürk International Airport]])
*[[United Kingdom]]
**[[London]] ([[London Heathrow Airport]])

==The New Silk Road==
Kazakhstan is actively involved in the [[Eurasian Land Bridge|New Silk Road]] initiative, which is an infrastructure project expected to significantly accelerate and reduce the cost of goods delivery from China to Europe through Central Asia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kazakhstan turns geography to advantage as China builds a "New Silk Road"|url=http://www.economist.com/news/asia/21632595-kazakhstan-turns-geography-advantage-china-builds-new-silk-road-hardly-oasis|website=www.economist.com}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Kazakhstan]]
*[[Air Astana]]

== External links ==
* [http://www.inform.kz/showarticle.php?lang=eng&id=145827 Kazakhstan, South Korea to set up bus-assembling JV]
* [http://www.airastana.com Air Astana website]
* [http://www.railways.kz/en Kazakhstan Railways website in English]
* [http://www.airportwebsite.com/almaty/ Almaty airport details]
* [http://www.astanaairport.kz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=84&Itemid=389&lang=en Official website for Astana Airport in English]
* [http://www.astanaairport.com/ Unofficial website for Astana Airport in English]

== References ==
{{reflist|30em}}

{{CIA World Factbook}}

{{Transportation in Europe}}
{{Asia topic|Transport in}}
{{Kazakhstan topics}}

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Tatyana Pyurova

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| weight = {{convert|67|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
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| years = 2008
| teams = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Zhetyssu
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'''Tatyana Pyurova''' or '''Tatiana Piurowa''' (born {{birth date|1983|4|5|df=yes}}) was a Kazakhstani female [[volleyball]] player. She was part of the [[Kazakhstan women's national volleyball team]].

She competed with the national team at the [[Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2008 Summer Olympics]] in Beijing, China.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/Olympics/2008/Women/Teams/Team_Roster.asp?TRN=WOG2008&TEAM=KAZ&sm=12|title=2008 Women's Olympic Games / Team Roster KAZ|work=fivb.org|accessdate=8 March 2017}}</ref>
She played with Zhetyssu in 2008.

==Clubs==
* {{flagicon|KAZ}} Zhetyssu (2008)

==See also==
* [[Kazakhstan at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
*[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/py/tatyana-pyurova-1.html Sports Reference]
*[http://asianvolleyball.net/bulletin/1510388326_1344315571.pdf asianvolleyball.net]
*[http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/ClubWorldChampionships/Women/2013/viewPressRelease.asp?No=38265&Language=en www.fivb.org]
*[http://clubworldchampionships.2016.women.fivb.com/en/news/nine-clubs-to-compete-for-asian-title?id=56745 FIVB]
*[http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/kazakhstan-attacker-tatyana-pyurova-spikes-the-ball-over-news-photo/81210665#kazakhstan-attacker-tatyana-pyurova-spikes-the-ball-over-dominican-picture-id81210665 Getty Images]

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2014–15 Kazakhstan Basketball Championship

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| champions = '''[[BC Astana]]''' 4th title
| runners_up = [[BC Almaty|Almatynski Legion]]
| semifinalists = [[PBC Kapchagay]] [[BC Caspiy Aktau|Caspiy Aktau]]
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| games = 45
| duration = 8 October 2014 – 27 March 2015
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The '''2014–2015 Kazakhstan Basketball Championship''' ({{lang-ru|Чемпионата Казахстана по баскетболу сезон 2014-2015}}) was the 23rd season of the [[Kazakhstan Basketball Championship]], the highest professional [[basketball]] league in [[Kazakhstan]]. Its official designation in full was: '''XXIIIrd basketball Championship of the Republic of Kazakhstan for men's teams (National league)''' ({{lang-ru|XXIII-го Чемпионата Республика Казахстан по баскетболу среди мужских команд (Национальной лиги)}}).

The regular season ran from 8 October 2014 to 27 March 2015, May 9, 2004,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nbf.kz/images/uploads/documents/Chempionat_RK_2014_15/NL_M_2014_2015/Kalendar_NL_M.pdf |script-title=ru:Русский |title=Мужчины НЛ - Сезон 2014-2015 года: Календарь игр |last=Shakirov |first=M. |date=20 January 2015 |website= National Basketball Federation Kazakhstan |location=Astana |access-date=20 June 2015 |language=Russian |trans-title=Men's NL – 2014-2015 season: Games calendar}}</ref> 4 teams played 18 games each, with 6 confrontations between every side.

The playoffs ran from 29 March 2015 to 10 April 2015, [[BC Astana]] won their fourth consecutive title by beating [[BC Almaty|Almatynski Legion]] in the final.

==Teams==
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{{Location map~ | Kazakhstan | lat = 47.116667 | long = 51.883333 | label = [[BC Barsy Atyrau|Atyrau]] | position = right|mark=Gold_pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ | Kazakhstan | lat = 42.316667 | long = 69.595833 | label = [[BC Kazygurt Shymkent|Shymkent]] | position = right|mark=Gold_pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ | Kazakhstan | lat = 51.166667 | long = 71.433333 | label = [[BC Astana|Astana]] | position = right|mark=Blue_pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ | Kazakhstan | lat = 43.2775 | long = 76.895833 | label = [[BC Almaty|Almaty]] | position = right|mark=Blue_pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ | Kazakhstan | lat = 43.883333 | long = 77.083333 | label = [[PBC Kapchagay|Kapchagay]] | position = right|mark=Blue_pog.svg}}

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!Team
!Russian name
!City
!Arena
|-
|[[BC Almaty|Almatynski Legion]]
|ПБК Алматинский легион
|[[Almaty]]
|Sports complex Dostyk
|-
|[[BC Astana]]
|БК Астана
|[[Astana]]
|[[Saryarka Velodrome]]
|-
|[[BC Caspiy Aktau|Caspiy Aktau]]
|БК Каспий Актау
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|Sports complex Caspiy
|-
|[[PBC Kapchagay]]
|ПБК Капшагай
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|Sports palace Jastar
|-
|[[BC Barsy Atyrau|Barsy Atyrau]]{{refn|group=lower-alpha|name=PO|Only for the playoffs.}}
|БК Барсы Атырау
|[[Atyrau]]
|Sports and recreation complex Atyrau
|-
|[[BC Kazygurt Shymkent|Kazygurt Shymkent]]{{refn|group=lower-alpha|name=PO}}
|БК Казыгурт Шымкент
|[[Shymkent]]
|Sports and recreation complex Shymkent
|-
|}

==Season narrative==
[[BC Astana]] finished in first place after the regular season, earning the top seed for the playoffs.<ref name=Regular>{{cite web |url=http://nbf.kz/images/uploads/documents/Chempionat_RK_2014_15/NL_M_2014_2015/Tablitsa_NL_end.pdf |script-title=ru:Русский |title=Мужчины НЛ - Сезон 2014-2015 года: Таблицы результатов |author= |website=National Basketball Federation Kazakhstan |access-date=20 June 2015 |language=Russian |trans-title=Men's NL – 2014-2015 season: Results table}}</ref>

All four teams advanced to the playoffs, they were joined by the two best teams of the second division Higher league ({{lang-ru|Высшей лиги}}), namely [[BC Kazygurt Shymkent|Kazygurt Shymkent]] and [[BC Barsy Atyrau|Barsy Atyrau]].
The latter two teams played a best-of-three series against [[BC Almaty|Almatynski Legion]] and [[BC Caspiy Aktau|Caspiy Aktau]], the two lowest ranked National league team sides, who both won their respective series to advance to the final four.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asia-basket.com/Kazakhstan/news/400307/Almatysnki-Legion-advance-into-Final-Four |title=Almatysnki Legion advance into Final Four |author= |date=1 April 2015 |website=Asia-Basket.com |publisher=[[Eurobasket.com]] |access-date=20 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.al-bclegion.kz/news/723 |script-title=ru:Русский |title=1/4 финала Чемпионата Казахстан 2014/2015|author= |date=2 April 2015 |website=[[BC Almaty]] |access-date=20 June 2015 |language=Russian |trans-title=2014/2015 Kazakhstan championship ¼ finals}}</ref>

The Final four, with all match-ups decided in a single game, saw Almatynski Legion and Caspiy Aktau play against the top two sides of the regular season, BC Astana and [[PBC Kapchagay]], with Almatynski Legion and BC Astana proceeding to the final, the defeated sides playing for third place.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asia-basket.com/Kazakhstan/news/401078/Astana-and-Almatynski-Legion-advance-into-Final |title=Astana and Almatynski Legion advance into Final |author= |date=9 April 2015 |website=Asia-Basket.com |publisher=[[Eurobasket.com]] |access-date=20 June 2015}}</ref>
The final saw BC Astana crush Almatynski Legion 82-56 on 10 April 2015 to claim the championship for the fourth time in a row.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asia-basket.com/Kazakhstan/news/401187/BC-Astana-conquer-fourth-straight-D1-trophy |title=BC Astana conquer fourth straight D1 trophy |author= |date=10 April 2015 |website=Asia-Basket.com |publisher=[[Eurobasket.com]] |access-date=20 June 2015}}</ref><ref name=VTB>{{cite web |url=http://www.vtb-league.com/en/news/astana-wins-kazakh-championship.htm |title=Astana wins Kazakh championship |author= |date=11 April 2015 |website=[[VTB United League]] |access-date=19 June 2015}}</ref><ref name=Final4>{{cite web |url=http://www.nbf.kz/news.php?id=400 |script-title=ru:Русский |title=Финал 4-х Чемпионата Казахстана 2014/2015 завершен |author= |date=10 April 2015 |website=National Basketball Federation Kazakhstan |access-date=21 June 2015 |language=Russian |trans-title=The Final 4 of the 2014/2015 Kazakhstan Championship is over}}</ref>

==Regular season==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! width=20| {{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}<ref name=Regular /> !! width=200|Teams !! width=20|{{Tooltip|P|Played}} !! width=20|{{Tooltip|W|Won}} !! width=20|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} !! width=35| {{tooltip|Pts|Points}}
|-
|1||align="left"|[[BC Astana]] || 18 || '''12''' || 6 || 29
|-
|2||align="left"|[[PBC Kapchagay]] || 18 || '''10''' || 8 || 28
|-
|3||align="left"|[[BC Caspiy Aktau|Caspiy Aktau]] || 18 || '''7''' || 11 || 25
|-
|4||align="left"|[[BC Almaty|Almatynski Legion]] || 18 || '''7''' || 11 || 25
|}

==Play-offs==
{{6TeamBracket
| RD1 = Quarterfinals
| RD2 = Semifinals
| RD3 = Finals

| group1 =
| group2 =

| seed-width = 20
| team-width = 200
| score-width = 20

| RD1-seed1 = 3
| RD1-team1 = '''[[BC Caspiy Aktau|Caspiy Aktau]]'''
| RD1-score1 = '''2'''
| RD1-seed2 = 6
| RD1-team2 = [[BC Barsy Atyrau|Barsy Atyrau]]
| RD1-score2 = ''1''

| RD1-seed3 = 4
| RD1-team3 = '''[[BC Almaty|Almatynski Legion]]'''
| RD1-score3 = '''2'''
| RD1-seed4 = 5
| RD1-team4 = [[BC Kazygurt Shymkent|Kazygurt Shymkent]]
| RD1-score4 = ''0''

| RD2-seed1 = 1
| RD2-team1 = '''[[BC Astana]]'''
| RD2-score1 = '''1'''
| RD2-seed2 = 3
| RD2-team2 = [[BC Caspiy Aktau|Caspiy Aktau]]
| RD2-score2 = ''0''

| RD2-seed3 = 2
| RD2-team3 = '''[[PBC Kapchagay]]'''
| RD2-score3 = ''0''
| RD2-seed4 = 3
| RD2-team4 = [[BC Almaty|Almatynski Legion]]
| RD2-score4 = '''1'''

| RD3-seed1 = 1
| RD3-team1 = '''[[BC Astana]]'''
| RD3-score1 = '''1'''
| RD3-seed2 = 3
| RD3-team2 = [[BC Almaty|Almatynski Legion]]
| RD3-score2 = ''0''
}}

==Semifinals==

===BC Astana vs. Caspiy Aktau===
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|team1='''[[BC Astana]]''' |score1='''79'''
|team2=[[BC Caspiy Aktau|Caspiy Aktau]] |score2=66
|report=[http://www.nbf.kz/news.php?id=398 Boxscore]
|Q1='''22'''–13' |Q2='''16'''–15 |Q3='''23'''–18 |Q4=18–'''20'''
|points1=[[Anatoly Bose|Anatoly Kolesnikov]] 14 |points2=[[Zhanysh Erns Uulu]] 20
|attendance=
|referee=
}}

===Almatynski Legion vs. PBC Kapchagay===
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee|date=9 April|time=16:42|place=[[Saryarka Velodrome]], [[Astana]]
|team1='''[[BC Almaty|Almatynski Legion]]''' |score1='''82'''
|team2=[[PBC Kapchagay]] |score2=73
|report=[http://www.nbf.kz/news.php?id=398 Boxscore]
|Q1=21–'''26''' |Q2='''17'''–11 |Q3=21–'''23''' |Q4='''16'''–7
|points1=[[Dmitry Sviridov]] 20 |points2=[[Dmitri Gavrilov]] 17
|attendance=
|referee=
}}

==Third place game==

===Caspiy Aktau vs. PBC Kapchagay===
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee|date=10 April|time=16:43|place=[[Saryarka Velodrome]], [[Astana]]
|team1='''[[BC Caspiy Aktau|Caspiy Aktau]]''' |score1='''76'''
|team2=[[PBC Kapchagay]] |score2=56
|report=[http://www.nbf.kz/news.php?id=400 Boxscore]
|Q1=19–19 |Q2='''13'''–11 |Q3=22–'''23''' |Q4='''22'''–12
|points1=[[Kris Richard (basketball)|Kris Richard]] 19 |points2=[[Dmitri Gavrilov]] 16
|attendance=
|referee=
}}

==Final==

=== BC Astana vs. Almatynski Legion ===
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee|date=10 April|time=18:59|place=[[Saryarka Velodrome]], [[Astana]]
|team1='''[[BC Astana]]''' |score1='''81'''
|team2=[[BC Almaty|Almatynski Legion]] |score2=56
|report=[http://www.nbf.kz/news.php?id=400 Boxscore]
|Q1='''26'''–21 |Q2='''23'''–9 |Q3='''24'''–13 |Q4=8–'''13'''
|points1=[[Jerry Johnson (basketball)|Jerry Johnson]] 18 |points2=[[Mikhail Evstigneev (basketball)|Evstigneev]], [[Roman Marchuk|Marchuk]] 10
|attendance=
|referee=
}}

==All-Kazakhstan Basketball Championship Team==
The league selected their choice of the best players at each position for the season.<ref name=VTB /><ref name=Final4 />
*Best [[point guard]]: {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Jerry Johnson (basketball)|Jerry Johnson]] ([[BC Astana|Astana]])
*Best [[shooting guard]]: {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Kris Richard (basketball)|Kris Richard]] ([[BC Caspiy Aktau|Aktau]])
*Best [[small forward]]: {{Flagicon|KAZ}} [[Yuriy Kozhanov]] ([[BC Almaty|Almaty]])
*Best [[Power forward (basketball)|power forward]]: {{Flagicon|KAZ}} [[Dmitri Gavrilov]] ([[PBC Kapchagay|Kapchagay]])
*Best [[Center (basketball)|center]]: {{Flagicon|AUT}} [[Rašid Mahalbašić]] ([[BC Astana|Astana]])

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=lower-alpha}}

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[http://nbf.kz/pages.php?page=Men_NL National Basketball Federation Kazakhstan season profile] Retrieved 22 June 2015
*[http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gameCent/p/gameday//leagueid/KAZ/ot/2/season/2015/selround/RS/leagueProfile.html FIBA game center season recap] Retrieved 22 June 2015
*[http://www.asia-basket.com/Kazakhstan/basketball-League-D1_2014-2015.asp Asia-Basket season recap] Retrieved 22 June 2015

{{European Basketball Season 2014–15}}

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[[Category:2014–15 in Kazakhstani basketball|Championship]]
[[Category:2014–15 in European basketball leagues|Kazakh]]

Medeu

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{{Infobox Stadium
|stadium_name=Medeu
|logo_image = [[File:Medeu logo.png|120px]]
|image=[[File:Medeobanen1.jpg|260px|center]]
|caption = Medeu – the [[ice rink|skating rink]] of highest altitude in the world
|location= [[Almaty]], [[Kazakhstan]]
|broke_ground=
|built= 1949–1951
|opened = 1951
|renovated = 1972, 2003, 2009
|owner= City of [[Almaty]]
|former_names=
|tenants= [[Bandy at the 2011 Asian Winter Games|2011 Asian Winter Games]], [[2012 Bandy World Championship]], [[2017 Winter Universiade]]
|construction_cost = [[File:Kazakhstani tenge symbol.svg|8px]] 19.4 billion tenge (approx. 131.8 million [[United States dollar|$]])
|seating_capacity= 8,500
}}

[[Image:Medeo.jpg|thumb|300px|The view of the skating rink from the [[Medeu Dam]]]]
[[Image:Bandy in Medeu Kazakhstan.JPG|thumb|right|300px|The final of [[Bandy at the 2011 Asian Winter Games|the bandy tournament at 2011 Asian Winter Games]] between [[Kazakhstan national bandy team|Kazakhstan]] and [[Mongolia national bandy team|Mongolia]]]]

[[File:2012bandy russia-sweden1.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Russia national bandy team|Russia]] in the [[2012 Bandy World Championship|2012 World Championships]]]]
[[File:Вид на стадион Медео из кабины новой гондольной канатной дороги на Чимбулак.JPG|thumb|300px]]
[[File:1988 CPA 5923.jpg|thumb|300px|Medeu on a stamp]]

The '''Medeu''', ([[Kazakh language|Kazakh]]: Медеу; ''Medeu'') is an outdoor [[speed skating]] and [[bandy]] rink. It is located in a mountain valley (Medeu Valley, or the valley of Malaya Alma-Atinka River) on the south-eastern outskirts of [[Almaty]], [[Kazakhstan]]. Medeu sits 1,691 metres above sea level. Although it calls itself "The Highest Skating Rink in the World",<ref>[http://www.kazakhstandiscovery.com/medeo.html Medeo – The Highest Skating Rink in the World]. Kazakhstandiscovery.com (18 February 2014). Retrieved on 26 February 2014.</ref> some rinks such as the Stephen C. West Ice Arena in [[Breckenridge, Colorado]] (elevation {{convert|3445|m|ft}}) are located at significantly higher elevations.<ref>[http://www.breckenridgerecreation.com/locations/stephen-c-west-ice-arena]</ref>
It has 10.5 thousand square meters of ice and utilizes a sophisticated freezing and watering system to ensure the quality of the ice. The mountain valley was named in honor of Medeo, a wanderer who lived in the last century and established own [[aul]] in this picturesque. site.<ref name="medey1">[http://medey.kz/en/about.php High-mountain skating rink MEDEU – Almaty, Kazakhstan]. Medey.kz (28 March 2012). Retrieved on 26 February 2014.</ref>

Construction of the stadium began in the fall of 1949, and the first competition took place at the stadium on 4 February 1951. Medeu switched to its current system of artificial ice in 1972 by a team of Soviet engineers.

The [[Medeu Dam]], built in the late 1960s, stands immediately south of the skating rink, protecting it – and the city of Almaty itself – from potentially devastating [[mud flow]]s. Viewpoints on top of the dam provide great views of the stadium. The dam has 3 successive altitude levels. Special water reservoir allows holding about 6 million cubic meters of water. Stairs known to city inhabitants and tourists consisting of 842 steps leads to the dam. Contests on ascension along this unique stairs are regularly carried out.
<ref>[http://www.kazakhstan.orexca.com/rus/medeo_resort_kazakhstan.shtml Ледовый каток Медео :: Высокогорный комплекс и горнолыжный курорт Медео. Курорты Казахстана]. Kazakhstan.orexca.com. Retrieved on 26 February 2014.</ref>

Medeu has seen many world records in all the speed skating distances from 1951 until the 1980s: 500 m, 1000 m, 1500 m, 3000 m, 5000 m, and the 10000 m. In 1972, the rink made a very successful transition from natural ice rink to artificial ice rink.<ref>Bijlsma c.s. 1978, pp. 59–60.</ref>

The [[bandy]] team [[Dynamo Alma-Ata (bandy club)|Dynamo Alma-Ata]] played its homegames at Medeu and won the Soviet Championships in 1977<ref>[http://akzhajik.ucoz.kz/_nw/5/11184970.jpg Team picture of the 1977 league champions]. None. Retrieved on 26 February 2014.</ref> and 1990<ref>[http://bandynet.ru/files/mimages/dynamoaa-90.jpg Team picture of the 1990 league champions]. None. Retrieved on 26 February 2014.</ref> and the [[European Cup (bandy)|European Cup]] in 1978.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.svenskbandy.se/SERIERCUPER/SENIORCUPER/Europacupen/|title= EUROPACUPEN|publisher= [[Swedish Bandy Association]]|language= Swedish|accessdate= 22 July 2015}}</ref>

After the collapse of the [[Soviet Union]] in 1991, the costs to uphold the arena as a top ice rink proved too expensive for the independent [[Republic of Kazakhstan]]. The last great championship event for a long time on this ice rink was held in 1988—the Men's World Speed Skating Championship—which was won by the American skater [[Eric Flaim]].

In the early years of the 2000s, Medeo's future status as a competition rink was uncertain. However, it was proposed as the speed skating venue both for Almaty's unsuccessful bid for the [[2014 Winter Olympics|2014 Winter Olympic Games]] and the successful one for the [[2011 Asian Winter Games]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120224034820/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GameParticular.aspx?GPCode=33 7th Asian Winter Games]. ocasia.org</ref> In the end, bandy was the only sport here during the Games.<ref>[http://astana-almaty2011.kz/gis/menu/en/News_Center/news.aspx?pagenum=1&tid=2] {{dead link|date=February 2014}}</ref> Speed skating was held at [[Alau Ice Palace]] in [[Astana]]. Medeo was the main arena of the [[2012 Bandy World Championship]].

Several years in succession (1990–2004) the ice skating rink turned into the large concert ground where the popular international music festival [[“Voice of Asia”]] (“Azia Dauysy”) was carried out in which not only [[Kazakhstan]] performers but also variety stars from all over the world take part.<ref name="medey1"/>

==Medeo in the 2011 Winter Asian Games==
On 4 March 2006, Kazakhstan received the right to host the 2011 Asian Games. The Winter Asian Games were the largest scale competition ever to take place in Kazakhstan, and took place from 30 January until 6 February. While a large portion of the events took place in [[Astana]], Almaty hosted a number of the events, including ski jumps, cross-country skiing, and of course, bandy.
For the purpose of hosting this event, Medeu stadium was renovated during 2009, reopening on 16 December after undergoing 19.4 billion tenge (131.8 million USD) worth of repairs and improvements.<ref>{{ru icon}} [http://www.zakon.kz/156987-stoimost-vkhoda-na-vysokogornyjj-katok.html Стоимость входа на высокогорный каток «Медео» с 16 декабря составит 1600 тенге]. Zakon.kz. Retrieved on 26 February 2014.</ref>

Stadium Medeo and ski resort [[Shymbulak]] experienced major reconstruction during the preparations for [[2011 Asian Winter Games]]. Most of the engineering and technical systems were replaced. The new refrigeration station for cooling the ice appeared. Visualization systems has changed (electronic scoreboard and a photo finish), lighting and sound. Established a new multimedia display area of 200 m² by U.S. company [[Billboard Video]], which shows the results of any sport games, broadcasts television programs and commercials. Capacity of spectator stands increased to 8500 seats. Reinforced concrete plates are built in the ice surface in which 170 km cooling pipes are distributed. The system of artificial ice freezing does not have analogs worldwide and allows to maintain the ice surface of the skating rink during 8 months per year.<ref>[http://www.medey.kz/ru/headoffice.php Высокогорный каток Медео в Алмате – Казахстан, ледовый каток,катание на коньках,фигурное катание,азиада 2011]. Medey.kz. Retrieved on 26 February 2014.</ref>

In the course of reconstruction of high-mountain skating rink Medeo and ski mountaineering base [[Shymbulak]] near Almaty almost all infrastructure was changed implementing world level standards, the manager of project on reconstruction of the complex Slavenko Badura has declared. “During half a year it was done a lot at Medeo and [[Shymbulak]], almost all infrastructure was changed, 20 supports of [[gondola lift]] were built at Medeo, we finish upper station at [[Shymbulak]], S. Badura reported at press conference in Almaty. In turn the chief engineer on contract supervision of [[Doppelmayr Garaventa Group|Doppelmayr]] company Hans-Peter Zimmerman at the same press conference reported that “active construction of [[gondola lift]]” continues for delivery of persons having a rest from Medeo till “Shymbulak”.
Delivery of gondolas is taking place every 14 seconds, – he noted. Traffic capacity make up to 2 thousand persons per hour. Time on way is up to 15 minutes.” <ref>[http://medey.kz/ru/news.php?id_news=91 Высокогорный каток Медео в Алмате – Казахстан, ледовый каток,катание на коньках,фигурное катание,азиада 2011]. Medey.kz. Retrieved on 26 February 2014.</ref>

[[Bandy at the 2011 Asian Winter Games|The bandy tournament at 2011 Asian Winter Games]] took place at Medeo from the 2nd to 6 February 2011.<ref>[http://medey.kz/ru/asiada.php Высокогорный каток Медео в Алмате – Казахстан, ледовый каток,катание на коньках,фигурное катание,азиада 2011]. Medey.kz. Retrieved on 26 February 2014.</ref> The final was attended by President [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]].<ref>[http://www.sports.ru/images/object_12.1297268592.00095.jpg Photo of President Nursultan Nazarbayev during the bandy final of the 2011 Asian Winter Games]</ref>

==Bandy World Championship 2012==
On the main stage Medeo from 29 January to 5 February 2012 the [[2012 Bandy World Championship|XXXIInd Bandy World Championship]] took place. The right to host the WCS was given to [[Kazakhstan]] on 28 January 2011 at the regular congress of the [[Federation of International Bandy]], held in [[Kazan]].<ref>[http://www.sport-express.ru/newspaper/2011-01-29/5_4/ ХОККЕЙ С МЯЧОМ• ЧЕМПИОНАТ МИРА• ЧМ-2012 ПРОЙДЕТ НА “МЕДЕО”• ВНИМАНИЕ! Смотрите прямые трансляции решающих матчей на интернет-портале “СЭ” – www.sport-expre ss . ru. СПОРТ-ЭКСПРЕСС: Ежедневная спортивная газета / SPORT-EXPRESS: Daily sport newspaper. Чемпионаты мира и Европы по футболу, хоккею, баскетболу. Биатлон, теннис, зимние виды спор]. Sport-express.ru (29 January 2011). Retrieved on 26 February 2014.</ref> The organizers of the event had planned that initially 15 teams would participate in the championship, but prior to the start of the tournament, Mongolian team refused from tournament due to financial difficulties. Thus, the world championship was attended by 14 teams.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120130025708/http://www.liter.kz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8714&Itemid=2 День до старта]. liter.kz. 28 January 2012</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120201213237/http://bandy2012.kz/ru/istoriya-igr.html История игр]. bandy2012.kz</ref> In the final game, [[Russia national bandy team|the Russian team]] lost to [[Sweden national bandy team|Sweden]] (4:5). [[Kazakhstan national bandy team|The Kazakh team]] won the third place by defeating the [[Finland national bandy team|Finland’s team]] (10:5).

==Current use==
Medeo maintains its status as one of the best-known tourist locations in Kazakhstan. The stadium is open to the public all year round, allowing visitors to skate at high altitude day or night. During night hours, skaters can enjoy music and lights in the stadium either from the ice, or from VIP boxes available for rent. While ticket prices were raised due to the reconstruction for the Asian Games, it still remains a popular destination for groups of friends or couples.<ref>[http://medey.kz/en/?view_result=true High-mountain skating rink MEDEU – Almaty, Kazakhstan]. Medey.kz (28 March 2012). Retrieved on 26 February 2014.</ref>
In addition to this, the Medeu stadium and Dam remain the destination for Almaty's International Medeu-marathon. During this event, competitors run up from the city to this famous location, climbing almost 1000 vertical meters before returning to Almaty to finish. 2011 marked the 14th year of this challenging race, with over 150 runners participating.<ref>[http://www.kazinform.kz/eng/article/2383545 Over 150 people took part in 'Medeu-marathon' in Almaty]. Kazinform.kz (28 May 2011). Retrieved on 26 February 2014.</ref>

==Future==
Almaty will be the [[2017 Winter Universiade]] host city, for which Medeo will be used for opening and closing ceremonies and also for speed skating. Bandy was supposed to debut as a demonstration sport.<ref>[http://www.fisu.net/en/2017-Almaty-Winter-Universiade-Dates-confirmed-3133.html?mbID=5692 2017 Almaty Winter Universiade: Dates confirmed]</ref> However, after tightening of the budget, bandy is no longer part of the programme<ref>[http://almaty2017.com/vidy-sporta/ SPORTS]</ref> and has to wait until 2019.<ref>[http://krsk2019.ru/en/universiada/Sports Sports]</ref>

Almaty was unsuccessfully bidding to organise the [[2022 Winter Olympics|2022 Olympic Winter Games]]. If the city was selected, a roof would have been needed to be built over the Medeo stadium in order for it to be used for the speed skating event, a requirement for speed skating in the Olympic Games.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/almaty-beijing-breaking-2022-olympic-bid-files-28213830?page=2 |title=Almaty and Beijing: Breaking Down the 2022 Olympic Bid Files |last= Wilson |first=Stephen |date= January 14, 2015|website=abcnews.go.com |publisher=[[American Broadcasting Corporation]] |accessdate=January 24, 2015}}</ref>

==Hurricane damage in 2011==
Two deadly hurricane-force wind attacks happened in Almaty in July 2011 and caused serious damage to the city itself and to the national park in particular, sweeping down thousands of century-old pine trees, once the pride of the Medeu National Park. Local scientists from the National Park estimate that full restoration of the vegetation to the pre-hurricane condition may take several decades.<ref>[http://tripcook.com/articles/medeo_ski_resort_kazakhstan.html Medeo Ski Resort, Almaty, Kazakhstan]. Tripcook.com. Retrieved on 26 February 2014.</ref>

==References==
===Notes===
Some content on this page was translated from the Russian language page on this subject.
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===Bibliography===
* Bijlsma, Hedman with Tom Dekkers; Alex Dumas; Arie van Erk; Gé du Maine; Hans Niezen and Karel Verbeek. ''Schaatsseizoen '77–'78: 6e Jaargang, statistische terugblik''. Steenwijk, the Netherlands, November 1978.

==External links==
{{commons category|Medeu}}
* [http://medey.kz/ Official site]
* [http://www.almaty2014.kz/ Almaty's Bid for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games]
* [http://www.skateresults.com/rink/show/100/ Tournaments Held and World Records Set at Medeo]
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Vino–Astana Motors

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{{Infobox cycling team
| name = Vino–Astana Motors
| image = [[File:Bellignies - Grand Prix des Marbriers, 25 août 2015 (A025).JPG|350px]]
| code = VAM
| registered = Kazakhstan
| founded = 2014
| disbanded =
| discipline = [[Road bicycle racing|Road]]
| status = [[UCI Continental]]
| bicycles =
| website =
| generalmanager =
| teammanager =
| season = 2014–2015 2016 2017–
| oldname = Vino 4ever Vino 4ever SKO Vino–Astana Motors
| kitimage =
}}
'''Vino–Astana Motors''' is a Kazakhstani [[UCI Continental]] [[cycling team]] established in 2014.<ref>http://www.procyclingstats.com/team/Vino_4ever_2015</ref><ref>http://www.procyclingstats.com/team/Vino_4ever_2014</ref> The name of the team refers to Kazakh cyclist [[Alexander Vinokourov]].

==Team roster==
[[File:Bellignies - Grand Prix des Marbriers, 25 août 2015 (A026).JPG|thumb|upright=0.8|[[Oleg Zemlyakov]].]]
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{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Yevgeniy Gidich]]|nat=KAZ|birthdate={{birth date and age|1996|5|19|df=yes}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Kairat Khadylbek]]|nat=KAZ|birthdate={{birth date and age|1998|2|23|df=yes}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Timur Kuat]]|nat=KAZ|birthdate={{birth date and age|1998|5|16|df=yes}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Dmitry Lukyanov]]|nat=KAZ|birthdate={{birth date and age|1993|3|9|df=yes}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Alexandr Ovsiannikov]]|nat=KAZ|birthdate={{birth date and age|1997|5|30|df=yes}}}}
{{Cycling squad mid}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Nikita Sokolov (cyclist)|Nikita Sokolov]]|nat=KAZ|birthdate={{birth date and age|1998|5|1|df=yes}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Sergey Vlassenko]]|nat=KAZ|birthdate={{birth date and age|1993|10|29|df=yes}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Alexey Voloshin]]|nat=KAZ|birthdate={{birth date and age|1996|10|23|df=yes}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Taras Voropayev]]|nat=KAZ|birthdate={{birth date and age|1992|6|28|df=yes}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Oleg Zemlyakov]]|nat=KAZ|birthdate={{birth date and age|1993|7|7|df=yes}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Aspan Zhukenov]]|nat=KAZ|birthdate={{birth date and age|1996|7|11|df=yes}}}}
{{Cycling squad end}}

==Major results==
;2015
:1st {{KAZ}} National Road Race Championships, [[Oleg Zemlyakov]]
:1st Stage 1 [[Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan)]], [[Alexandr Shushemoin]]
;2016
:1st [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px]] Overall [[Le Tour de Filipinas]], [[Oleg Zemlyakov]]
::1st Stage 2, [[Oleg Zemlyakov]]
:1st Stage 2 [[Tour de Taiwan]], [[Stepan Astafyev]]
:1st Stage 6 [[Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan)]], [[Yevgeniy Gidich]]
:1st Stage 6 [[Tour de Korea]], [[Zhandos Bizhigitov]]

==National Champions==
;2015
:[[File:MaillotKaz.PNG|20px]] Kazakhstan Road Race, Oleg Zemlyakov

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vino-Astana Motors}}
[[Category:UCI Continental Teams (Asia)]]
[[Category:Sports clubs established in 2014]]
[[Category:Cycling teams based in Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:2014 establishments in Kazakhstan]]

{{cycling-team-stub}}

Kim Won-jung

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{{Korean name|Kim}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image = Kim Won-jung.JPG
| alt =
| caption =
| position = [[Winger (ice hockey)|Right Wing]]
| shoots = Right
| catches =
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 186
| team = [[Daemyung Sangmu]]
| league = [[Asia League Ice Hockey|ALH]]
| prospect_team =
| prospect_league =
| former_teams =
| played_for =
| ntl_team = South Korea
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|12|18}}
| birth_place = [[Seoul]], [[South Korea|KOR]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| draft =
| draft_year =
| draft_team =
| wha_draft =
| wha_draft_year =
| wha_draft_team =
| career_start = 2006
| career_end =
| halloffame =
| website =
}}
{{MedalTableTop}}
{{MedalSport | Men's [[ice hockey]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{KOR}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}}
{{ MedalBronze | [[2011 Asian Winter Games|2011 Astana-Almaty]]|[[Ice hockey at the 2011 Asian Winter Games|Ice hockey]]}}
{{MedalBottom}}

'''Kim Won-jung''' ({{lang-ko|김원중}} born December 18, 1984 in [[Seoul]]) is a [[South Korea|Korean]] professional [[ice hockey]] [[Winger (ice hockey)|right wing]]er.

As of 2013-2014 season, he's playing for [[Daemyung Sangmu]], while serving his two year mandatory service in the [[Korean Armed Forces]]. He also played for [[Anyang Halla]].

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Won-jung}}
[[Category:1984 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Seoul]]
[[Category:South Korean ice hockey players]]
[[Category:Anyang Halla players]]
[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2011 Asian Winter Games]]
[[Category:Ice hockey players at the 2017 Asian Winter Games]]

{{SouthKorea-icehockey-bio-stub}}

2014 Asian Cycling Championships

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{{Infobox cycling championship
| image = [[File:2014 Asian Cycling Championships logo.png|200px]]
| venue = [[Astana]] and [[Karaganda]], [[Kazakhstan]]
| date = May 21 – June 1, 2014
| velodrome = [[Saryarka Velodrome]]
| nations =
| cyclists =
| events =
| previous = [[2013 Asian Cycling Championships|2013]]
| next = [[2015 Asian Cycling Championships|2015]]
}}
[[File:Asian Cycling Championships 2014 Karaganda 1 June DSC06065.JPG|thumbnail|Asian Cycling Championships 2014 in Karaganda]]
The '''2014 [[Asian Cycling Championships]]''' took place at the [[Saryarka Velodrome]] in [[Astana]] and [[Karaganda]], [[Kazakhstan]] from 21 May to 1 June 2014.

==Medal summary==

===Road===

====Men====
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
|-
|Individual road race
|{{flagmedalist|[[Ruslan Tleubayev]]|KAZ}}
|{{flagmedalist|[[Maxim Iglinskiy]]|KAZ}}
|{{flagmedalist|[[Dmitriy Gruzdev]]|KAZ}}
|-
|Individual time trial
|{{flagmedalist|[[Dmitriy Gruzdev]]|KAZ}}
|{{flagmedalist|[[Evgeny Vakker]]|KGZ}}
|{{flagmedalist|[[Choe Hyeong-min]]|KOR}}
|}

====Women====
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
|-
|Individual road race
|{{flagmedalist|[[Hsiao Mei-yu]]|TPE}}
|{{flagmedalist|[[Diao Xiao Juan]]|HKG}}
|{{flagmedalist|[[Gu Sun-geun]]|KOR}}
|-
|Individual time trial
|{{flagmedalist|[[Na Ah-reum]]|KOR}}
|{{flagmedalist|[[Eri Yonamine]]|JPN}}
|{{flagmedalist|[[Tüvshinjargalyn Enkhjargal]]|MGL}}
|}

===Track===

====Men====
[[File:Asian Cycling Championships 2014 Karaganda 1 June DSC06061.JPG|thumbnail]]
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
|-
|Sprint
|{{flagmedalist|[[Azizulhasni Awang]]|MAS}}
|{{flagmedalist|[[Seiichiro Nakagawa]]|JPN}}
|{{flagmedalist|[[Kang Dong-jin (cyclist)|Kang Dong-jin]]|KOR}}
|-
|1 km time trial
|{{flagmedalist|[[Im Chae-bin]]|KOR}}
|{{flagmedalist|[[Yuta Wakimoto]]|JPN}}
|{{flagmedalist|[[Wu Lok Chun]]|HKG}}
|-
|Keirin
|{{flagmedalist|[[Yuta Wakimoto]]|JPN}}
|{{flagmedalist|[[Azizulhasni Awang]]|MAS}}
|{{flagmedalist|[[Im Chae-bin]]|KOR}}
|-
|Individual pursuit
|{{flagmedalist|[[Im Jae-yeon]]|KOR}}
|{{flagmedalist|[[Yuan Zhong]]|CHN}}
|{{flagmedalist|[[Behnam Khosroshahi]]|IRI}}
|-
|Points race
|{{flagmedalist|[[Cheung King Lok]]|HKG}}
|{{flagmedalist|[[Feng Chun-kai]]|TPE}}
|{{flagmedalist|[[Mohammad Rajabloo]]|IRI}}
|-
|Scratch
|{{flagmedalist|[[Cho Ho-sung]]|KOR}}
|{{flagmedalist|[[Behnam Khosroshahi]]|IRI}}
|{{flagmedalist|[[Feng Chun-kai]]|TPE}}
|-
|Omnium
|{{flagmedalist|[[Liu Hao (cyclist)|Liu Hao]]|CHN}}
|{{flagmedalist|[[Eiya Hashimoto]]|JPN}}
|{{flagmedalist|[[Cheung King Lok]]|HKG}}
|-
|Madison
|{{HKG}} [[Cheung King Lok]] [[Leung Chun Wing]]
|{{KAZ}} [[Nikita Panassenko]] [[Pavel Gatskiy]]
|{{KOR}} [[Jang Sun-jae]] [[Park Keon-woo]]
|-
|Team sprint
|{{KOR}} [[Kang Dong-jin (cyclist)|Kang Dong-jin]] [[Im Chae-bin]] [[Son Je-yong]]
|{{CHN}} [[Hu Ke]] [[Xu Chao]] [[Bao Saifei]]
|{{JPN}} [[Seiichiro Nakagawa]] [[Kazunari Watanabe]] [[Yudai Nitta]]
|-
|Team pursuit
|{{CHN}} [[Shi Tao (cyclist)|Shi Tao]] [[Yuan Zhong]] [[Qin Chenlu]] [[Shen Pingan]]
|{{HKG}} [[Cheung King Wai]] [[Cheung King Lok]] [[Leung Chun Wing]] [[Wu Lok Chun]]
|{{KOR}} [[Jang Sun-jae]] [[Park Keon-woo]] [[Park Seon-ho]] [[Cho Ho-sung]]
|}

====Women====
[[File:Asian Cycling Championships 2014 Karaganda 1 June DSC06096.JPG|thumbnail|[[Alexander Vinokourov]]]]
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
|-
|Sprint
|{{flagmedalist|[[Lin Junhong]]|CHN}}
|{{flagmedalist|[[Zhong Tianshi]]|CHN}}
|{{flagmedalist|[[Lee Wai Sze]]|HKG}}
|-
|500 m time trial
|{{flagmedalist|[[Lee Wai Sze]]|HKG}}
|{{flagmedalist|[[Lee Hye-jin]]|KOR}}
|{{flagmedalist|[[Fatehah Mustapa]]|MAS}}
|-
|Keirin
|{{flagmedalist|[[Lee Wai Sze]]|HKG}}
|{{flagmedalist|[[Kim Won-gyeong]]|KOR}}
|{{flagmedalist|[[Zhong Tianshi]]|CHN}}
|-
|Individual pursuit
|{{flagmedalist|[[Jing Yali]]|CHN}}
|{{flagmedalist|[[Pang Yao]]|HKG}}
|{{flagmedalist|[[Na Ah-reum]]|KOR}}
|-
|Points race
|{{flagmedalist|[[Kisato Nakamura]]|JPN}}
|{{flagmedalist|[[Chanpeng Nontasin]]|THA}}
|{{flagmedalist|[[Jupha Somnet]]|MAS}}
|-
|Scratch
|{{flagmedalist|[[Huang Dongyan]]|CHN}}
|{{flagmedalist|[[Yang Qianyu]]|HKG}}
|{{flagmedalist|[[Tseng Hsiao-chia]]|TPE}}
|-
|Omnium
|{{flagmedalist|[[Luo Xiaoling]]|CHN}}
|{{flagmedalist|[[Hsiao Mei-yu]]|TPE}}
|{{flagmedalist|[[Lee Min-hye]]|KOR}}
|-
|Team sprint
|{{CHN}} [[Zhong Tianshi]] [[Lin Junhong]]
|{{KOR}} [[Kim Won-gyeong]] [[Lee Hye-jin]]
|{{JPN}} [[Kayono Maeda]] [[Takako Ishii]]
|-
|Team pursuit
|{{CHN}} [[Jing Yali]] [[Zhao Baofang]] [[Huang Dongyan]] [[Jiang Wenwen (cyclist)|Jiang Wenwen]]
|{{KOR}} [[Na Ah-reum]] [[Kim You-ri]] [[Lee Min-hye]] [[Lee Ju-mi]]
|{{HKG}} [[Yang Qianyu]] [[Pang Yao]] [[Meng Zhaojuan]] [[Jamie Wong]]
|}

==Medal table==
{| {{RankedMedalTable|nation-width=200px}}
|-
| 1 ||align=left| {{CHN}} || 8 || 3 || 1 || 12
|-
| 2 ||align=left| {{KOR}} || 5 || 4 || 8 || 17
|-
| 3 ||align=left| {{HKG}} || 4 || 4 || 4 || 12
|-
| 4 ||align=left| {{JPN}} || 2 || 4 || 2 || 8
|-
| 5 ||align=left| {{KAZ}} || 2 || 2 || 1 || 5
|-
| 6 ||align=left| {{TPE}} || 1 || 2 || 2 || 5
|-
| 7 ||align=left| {{MAS}} || 1 || 1 || 2 || 4
|-
| 8 ||align=left| {{IRI}} || 0 || 1 || 2 || 3
|-
| rowspan=2|9 ||align=left| {{KGZ}} || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1
|-
| align=left| {{THA}} || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1
|-
| 11 ||align=left| {{MGL}} || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
!colspan=2| Total || 23 || 23 || 23 || 69
|}

==Results==
*[http://www.uci.infostradasports.com/asp/redirect/uci.asp?Page=resultoverview&SportID=305&CompetitionID=15754&CompetitionCodeInv=1&EditionID=950689&SeasonID=487&EventID=9542&EventPhaseID=0&GenderID=1&ClassID=1&Phase1ID=-1&Detail=1&DerivedEventPhaseID=-1&Ranking=0 Results Men]
*[http://www.uci.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?PageID=19004&SportID=305&CompetitionID=15754&EditionID=950689&SeasonID=487&ClassID=1&GenderID=2&EventID=-1&EventPhaseID=0&Phase1ID=-1&Phase2ID=0&Phase3ID=0&CompetitionCodeInv=1&Detail=1&Ranking=0&All=0&TaalCode=2&StyleID=0&Cache=8 Results Women]

==External links==
* [http://www.asiancycling.com Asian Cycling Federation]
* [http://www.cyclingchampionship2014.asia/?lang=en 2014 Asian Cycling Championships official website]

{{Asian Cycling Championships}}
{{2014 in road cycling}}

[[Category:2014 in road cycling|Asia]]
[[Category:2014 in track cycling|Asia]]
[[Category:Asian Cycling Championships]]
[[Category:Cycling in Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:International sports competitions hosted by Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:2014 in Asian sport|Cycling Championships]]
[[Category:Sport in Karaganda]]

Shieli

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{{Unreferenced|date=May 2014}}
'''Shieli''' is an urban-type settlement and the administrative center of [[Shieli District]] in [[Kyzylorda Region]] of [[Kazakhstan]].

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{coord|44|10|N|66|44|E|display=title|region:KZ_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki}}

[[Category:Populated places in Kyzylorda Region]]

{{Kazakhstan-geo-stub}}

2015 Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship

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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox International Handball Competition
| tourney_name = Asian Women's Junior Championship
| year = 2015
| yearr =
| other_titles =
| image = Logo of 2015 AWJHC.jpg
| size = 200px
| caption = Logo of 13th Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship
| country = Kazakhstan
| dates = 6–14 August 2015
| num_teams = 6
| confederations = 1
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| champion_other = {{hbw|KOR}}
| count = 13
| second_other = {{hbw|JPN}}
| third_other = {{hbw|KAZ}}
| fourth_other = {{hbw|CHN}}
| matches = 15
| goals = 916
| attendance =
| top_scorer =
| player =
| previous = 2013 Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship
| next = 2017 Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship
}}

The '''2015 Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship''' is the 13th edition of the [[Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship]] which took place from 6–14 August 2015 at [[Almaty]], [[Kazakhstan]]. The tournament was held under the aegis of [[Asian Handball Federation]]. It also acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the [[2016 Women's Junior World Handball Championship]].

==Participating Teams==

# {{hbw|KOR}}
# {{hbw|KAZ}}
# {{hbw|CHN}}
# {{hbw|UZB}}
# {{hbw|IRI}}
# {{hbw|JPN}}

==Results of Matches==

===Points Table===
{{Handball table start}}
{{hbt-row |team={{hbw|KOR}} |bg= |w=5 |d=0 |l=0 |gf=205 |ga=116}}
{{hbt-row |team={{hbw|JPN}} |bg=o |w=4 |d=0 |l=1 |gf=167 |ga=121}}
{{hbt-row |team={{hbw|KAZ}} |bg= |w=3 |d=0 |l=2 |gf=159 |ga=159}}
{{hbt-row |team={{hbw|CHN}} |bg= |w=2 |d=0 |l=3 |gf=141 |ga=159}}
{{hbt-row |team={{hbw|UZB}} |bg= |w=1 |d=0 |l=4 |gf=125 |ga=191}}
{{hbt-row |team={{hbw|IRI}} |bg= |w=0 |d=0 |l=5 |gf=119 |ga=170}}
{{Handball table end}}

===Result of matches on 6th===
----
----
{{handballbox
|date= 6 August 2015
|team1= {{hbw|IRI}}
|score= 25-32
|team2= {{hbw|CHN}}
|HT= 8-12
|stadium= [[Almaty]], [[Kazakhstan]]
}}
{{handballbox
|date= 6 August 2015
|team1= {{hbw|KAZ}}
|score= 41-30
|team2= {{hbw|UZB}}
|HT= 18-12
|stadium= [[Almaty]], [[Kazakhstan]]
}}
----

===Result of matches on 7th===
{{handballbox
|date= 7 August 2015
|team1= {{hbw|JPN}}
|score= 35-21
|team2= {{hbw|IRI}}
|HT= 15-12
|stadium= [[Almaty]], [[Kazakhstan]]
}}
{{handballbox
|date= 7 August 2015
|team1= {{hbw|UZB}}
|score= 19-51
|team2= {{hbw|KOR}}
|HT= 9-27
|stadium= [[Almaty]], [[Kazakhstan]]
}}
----

===Result of matches on 8th===
{{handballbox
|date= 8 August 2015
|team1= {{hbw|IRI}}
|score= 25-26
|team2= {{hbw|UZB}}
|HT= 7-15
|stadium= [[Almaty]], [[Kazakhstan]]
}}
{{handballbox
|date= 8 August 2015
|team1= {{hbw|JPN}}
|score= 33-25
|team2= {{hbw|CHN}}
|HT= 17-12
|stadium= [[Almaty]], [[Kazakhstan]]
}}
----

===Result of matches on 10th===
{{handballbox
|date= 10 August 2015
|team1= {{hbw|JPN}}
|score= 31-26
|team2= {{hbw|KAZ}}
|HT= 15-16
|stadium= [[Almaty]], [[Kazakhstan]]
}}
{{handballbox
|date= 10 August 2015
|team1= {{hbw|CHN}}
|score= 21-41
|team2= {{hbw|KOR}}
|HT= 6-22
|stadium= [[Almaty]], [[Kazakhstan]]
}}
----

{{handballbox
|date= 11 August 2015
|team1= {{hbw|KAZ}}
|score= 28-41
|team2= {{hbw|KOR}}
|HT= 10-22
|stadium= [[Almaty]], [[Kazakhstan]]
}}
{{handballbox
|date= 11 August 2015
|team1= {{hbw|UZB}}
|score= 31-35
|team2= {{hbw|CHN}}
|HT= 12-20
|stadium= [[Almaty]], [[Kazakhstan]]
}}
----

===Result of matches on 13th===
{{handballbox
|date= 13 August 2015
|team1= {{hbw|UZB}}
|score= 19-39
|team2= {{hbw|JPN}}
|HT= 13-25
|stadium= [[Almaty]], [[Kazakhstan]]
}}
{{handballbox
|date= 13 August 2015
|team1= {{hbw|CHN}}
|score= 28-29
|team2= {{hbw|KAZ}}
|HT= 12-16
|stadium= [[Almaty]], [[Kazakhstan]]
}}
{{handballbox
|date= 13 August 2015
|team1= {{hbw|KOR}}
|score= 42-19
|team2= {{hbw|IRI}}
|HT= 22-6
|stadium= [[Almaty]], [[Kazakhstan]]
}}
----

{{handballbox
|date= 14 August 2015
|team1= {{hbw|KAZ}}
|score= 35-29
|team2= {{hbw|IRI}}
|HT= 15-11
|stadium= [[Almaty]], [[Kazakhstan]]
}}
{{handballbox
|date= 14 August 2015
|team1= {{hbw|KOR}}
|score= 30-29
|team2= {{hbw|JPN}}
|HT= 14-17
|stadium= [[Almaty]], [[Kazakhstan]]
}}
----
----

==Final Standings==
{|class=wikitable style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Rank !!width=180|Team
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{Gold1}}
|align=left|{{hbw|KOR}}
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{Silver2}}
|align=left|{{hbw|JPN}}
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{Bronze3}}
|align=left|{{hbw|KAZ}}
|-bgcolor=
|4
|align=left|{{hbw|CHN}}
|-
|5
|align=left|{{hbw|UZB}}
|-
|6
|align=left|{{hbw|IRI}}
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
|-
|width=10px bgcolor=#ccffcc| ||Team qualified for the [[2016 Women's Junior World Handball Championship|2016 Junior World Championship]]
|}

==See also==
* [[2015 Asian Women's Youth Handball Championship]]

==External links==
*[http://www.asianhandball.org/ www.asianhandball.org]

{{Asian Junior Handball Championship}}

[[Category:International handball competitions hosted by Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:2015 in Kazakhstani sport|Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship, 2015]]
[[Category:2015 in handball|Asia]]
[[Category:Asian Handball Championships]]

Sergei Duvanov

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'''Sergei Duvanov''' (born 1953) is a prominent [[Kazakhs]]tani [[journalist]] who, in 2002, wrote articles that claimed [[President of Kazakhstan|President]] [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]] and several other Kazakh politicians had illicit [[Banking in Switzerland|Swiss bank account]]s containing millions of U.S.' dollars. The scandal was labeled "[[Kazakhgate]]".<ref name=USDOJ>[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/09/28/world/main2050919_page2.shtml What's The Truth About Kazakhstan?] CBS News</ref>

==Controversy==
In 2001, the [[U.S. Department of Justice]] investigated Kazakhgate.<ref name=USDOJ/> Duvanov was arrested in October 2002 at his [[datcha]] outside [[Almaty]] and accused of raping a 14-year-old girl. The arrest occurred one day before he was going to visit the [[United States]] to speak about [[Human rights in Kazakhstan|Kazakhstan's human rights situation]].<ref name=RAPE>[http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/rights/articles/eav102902.shtml Supporters of detained Kazakhstani journalist denounce incident as government set-up] EurasiaNet</ref> In January, 2003 he was found guilty and sentenced to three and a half years in prison. Among others, the International League for Human Rights (ILHR), a New York-based human right watchdog, condemned the Kazakhstani government's persecution of Sergei Duvanov. On the initiative of its Central Asia Project Manager [[Peter Zalmayev]], ILHR awarded Duvanov (in absentia) its annual human rights award at a ceremony held at the United Nations on December 9, 2002.<ref>{{cite web|title=Defending Defenders: League Honors Five Human Rights Activists On Defenders' Day at U.N.|url=http://www.ilhr.org/ilhr/defenders/index.html|publisher=www.ilhr.org}}</ref> As of 15 January 2004, he is under a prison regime which allows him to go to work and live at home. However, Duvanov is not allowed to go to public places (a notion undetermined by Kazakh law).<ref>[http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/56236 Journalist and human rights activist Sergei Duvanov released on probation]</ref> Duvanov, and the opposition, claim that the case was politically motivated.<ref name=RAPE/> On January 15, 2004, Duvanov was released on probation.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kazakhstan: Kazakhstan : Mr. Sergei Duvanov released on probation|url=http://www.omct.org/human-rights-defenders/urgent-interventions/kazakhstan/2004/01/d16668/|author=World Organization Against Torture|date=January 20, 2004}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Human rights in Kazakhstan]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Duvanov, Sergei}}
[[Category:1953 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Kazakhstani journalists]]
[[Category:Kazakhstani prisoners and detainees]]
[[Category:Prisoners and detainees of Kazakhstan]]

{{Asia-journalist-stub}}
{{Kazakhstan-bio-stub}}

Li Sizhong

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{{About|a Tang Dynasty general|a Chinese ichthyologist|Li Sizhong (Chinese ichthyologist)}}
'''Li Sizhong''' (李思忠), né '''Wamosi''' (嗢沒斯), formally the '''Prince of Huaihua''' (懷化王), was a general of the [[History of China|Chinese]] dynasty [[Tang Dynasty]] of [[Huigu]] ancestry, who submitted to [[Emperor Wuzong of Tang|Emperor Wuzong]] after the collapse of the Huigu Khanate in 840 and subsequently served the Tang imperial government.

==Background==
Little is known about Wamosi's early years, and it is not known when he was born. The first reference to him in Chinese historical sources, chronologically, was in 840, during the reign of [[Tang Dynasty]]'s [[Emperor Wuzong of Tang|Emperor Wuzong]]. That year, [[Xiajiasi]] (Kirghiz) forces, under the Xiajiasi khan Are (阿熱), defeated and killed Huigu's khan [[Yaoluoge Hesa]] (藥羅葛闔馺) and chancellor Jueluowu (掘羅勿). The Huigu people scattered; some fled to the Geluolu (葛邏祿) tribes; some fled to [[Tufan]]; and some fled to Anxi (安西, in modern [[Aksu Prefecture]], [[Xinjiang]]). Some of the Huigu people, led by Wamosi — who was said to be a brother of a khan<ref name=ZZTJ246>''[[Zizhi Tongjian]]'', [[:zh:s:資治通鑑/卷246|vol. 246]].</ref> (and the modern historian [[Bo Yang]] believed that he was Yaoluoge Hesa's brother<ref>''[[Bo Yang]] Edition of the Zizhi Tongjian'', vol. 59 [840].</ref>), along with the chancellors Chixin (赤心), Pugu (僕固), and the noble Najiachuo (那頡啜), arrived at the Tang border city of Tiande (天德軍, in modern [[Bayan Nur]], [[Inner Mongolia]]). They traded for food with other non-[[Han Chinese|Han]] tribesmen, while seeking protection from Tang.<ref name=ZZTJ246/>

==Submission to Tang==
In spring 841, another group of Huigu remnants had supported another noble, [[Wujie Khan|Yaoluoge Wuxi]] (藥羅葛烏希), to be the new khan (as Wujie Khan). The defender of Tiande, Tian Mou (田牟) and [[eunuch (court official)|eunuch]] monitor Wei Zhongping (韋仲平), wanting to crush Wamosi's group of Huigu in order to claim it as their achievement, thus claimed that Wamosi was a Huigu rebel and, based on the past alliance between Tang and Huigu, should be attacked. Most imperial officials agreed, but the lead [[chancellor of Tang Dynasty|chancellor]], [[Li Deyu]], pointing out that Wamosi had fled to Tang borders long before Wujie Khan claimed the khan title, argued that Wamosi was not a rebel. He advocated accepting Wamosi's submission. Emperor Wuzong, while not immediately doing so, ordered Tian not to provoke the Huigu, while ordering the armies of Hedong (河東, headquartered in modern [[Taiyuan]], [[Shanxi]]) and Zhenwu (振武, headquartered in modern [[Hohhot]], [[Inner Mongolia]], which Tiande was part of) Circuits to mobilize to prepare to respond if the Huigu army attacked.<ref name=ZZTJ246/>

Meanwhile, in spring 842, Wamosi believed that Chixin would not be obedient to him, and therefore falsely informed Tian that Chixin was planning to attack Tiande. Tian responded by luring Chixin and Pugu into a trap and killing them. Najiachuo took some of the Huigu remnants and fled east. In the aftermaths, with various Huigu remnant groups, including the group under Wujie Khan, pillaging the northern Tang regions, Li Deyu advocated accepting Wamosi's submission, in order to encourage other Huigu nobles to submit. As a result, in summer 842, Wamosi was allowed to submit along with 2,200 other nobles. Wamosi was given a general title and was created the Prince of Huaihua.<ref name=ZZTJ246/>

==Service to Tang==
Wujie Khan was continuing to pillage the Tang border regions, and was also demanding that Tang surrender Wamosi to him, a demand that Emperor Wuzong rejected. Meanwhile, Wamosi went to the Tang capital [[Chang'an]] to pay homage to Emperor Wuzong. Thereafter, Emperor Wuzong gave his army the name of Guiyi Army (歸義軍, i.e., "the army that submitted to righteousness") and made him the commander of the Guiyi Army. Apparently to further assure Emperor Wuzong of his faithfulness, Wamosi requested that his family members be kept at Hedong's capital Taiyuan Municipality and that he and his brothers be posted to the borders to help defend Tang. Emperor Wuzong ordered that the military governor (''[[Jiedushi]]'') of Hedong, Liu Mian (劉沔), to treat Wamosi's family with kindness. He also bestowed the Tang imperial clan name of [[Li (李)|Li]] on Wamosi and changed his name to Li Sizhong. (Wamosi's brothers Alizhi (阿歷支), Xiwuchuo (習勿啜), and Wuluosi (烏羅思) were given the names of Li Sizhen (李思貞), Li Siyi (李思義), and Li Sili (李思禮), respectively.)<ref name=ZZTJ246/>

In fall 842, with Wujie Khan and other Huigu remnants still posing threats, Emperor Wuzong ordered Liu, Li Sizhong, and [[Zhang Zhongwu]] the military governor of Lulong Circuit (盧龍, headquartered in modern [[Beijing]]), to rendezvous at Taiyuan to prepare for further operations. Li Sizhong subsequently volunteered to fight the Huigu remnants along with soldiers from the Qibi (契苾), [[Shatuo]], and [[Tuyuhun Kingdom|Tuyuhun]] tribesmen; in response, Emperor Wuzong ordered two prefects, He Qingchao (何清朝) and Qibi Tong (契苾通), to report to him. When, subsequently, in winter 842, Liu and Zhang requested a delay in the operations, but Li Zhongshun (李忠順) the military governor of Zhenwu requested that Li Sizhong attack the Huigu with him, Emperor Wuzong sent Li Sizhong to prepare for such an operation.<ref name=ZZTJ246/> (It is unclear, however, whether such an operation was actually ever launched.)

In spring 843, Li Sizhong went to Chang'an to again pay homage to Emperor Wuzong. Believing that the Tang border generals were suspicious of him, he requested that he, his brothers, as well as his ally, the noble Ai Hongshun (愛弘順), all be transferred to Chang'an. Emperor Wuzong agreed. Subsequently, the Guiyi Army was disbanded, with the Huigu soldiers being dispersed to various circuits.<ref>''Zizhi Tongjian'', [[:zh:s:資治通鑑/卷247|vol. 247]].</ref> That was the last reference to Li Sizhong in Chinese historical records, and it is not known when he died.

==Notes and references==
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*''[[New Book of Tang]]'', [[:zh:s:新唐書/卷217下|vol. 217, part 2]].
*''[[Zizhi Tongjian]]'', vols, [[:zh:s:資治通鑑/卷246|246]], [[:zh:s:資治通鑑/卷247|247]].

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Qun Quran

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'''Qun-Quran''' or '''Qun-Qiran''' (r.1251 – c.1280) was the [[Khan (title)|khan]] of the [[White Horde]], left wing of the [[Golden Horde]].

According to [[Jami al-Tawarikh]] ("Compendium of Chronicles") by [[Rashid-al-Din Hamadani]], Qun-Quran was the fourth son of [[Orda Khan|Orda]], the eldest son of [[Jochi]].

In 1256, a contingent of the Golden Horde under Qun Quran's eldest brother Kuli dispatched in [[Persia]] to assist [[Hulagu]]. Sometime after the [[Siege of Baghdad (1258)]], Kuli died in uncertain circumstances which constrained the Jochids' relationship with the [[Ilkhanate]]. During his rule, some descendants of Orda supported the election of [[Ariq Böke]] and sided with him in the [[Toluid Civil War]] against [[Kublai]] in the early 1260s.

When he died, he left no male heir. Therefore, his nephew [[Köchü]] succeeded him.

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| fullname = Ivan Atanasov Karamanov
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1981|4|23}}
| birth_place = [[Plovdiv]], [[Bulgaria]]
| height = {{Height|m=1.75}}
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub = Free agent
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| years1 = 1999–2002 | clubs1 = [[PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv|Lokomotiv Plovdiv]] | caps1 = 42 | goals1 = 5
| years2 = 2002–2004 | clubs2 = [[PFC Botev Plovdiv|Botev Plovdiv]] | caps2 = 37 | goals2 = 6
| years3 = 2004–2005 | clubs3 = [[FK Qarabağ]] | caps3 = 19 | goals3 =
| years4 = 2005 | clubs4 = [[PFC Rodopa Smolyan|Rodopa Smolyan]] | caps4 = 16 | goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2006 | clubs5 = [[FC Irtysh]] | caps5 = – | goals5 = –
| years6 = 2006–2007 | clubs6 = [[FC Spartak Plovdiv|Spartak Plovdiv]] | caps6 = 20 | goals6 = 8
| years7 = 2007 | clubs7 = [[FK Riga]] | caps7 = 17 | goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2008 | clubs8 = [[PFC Beroe Stara Zagora|Beroe Stara Zagora]] | caps8 = 16 | goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2008–2009 | clubs9 = [[PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv|Lokomotiv Plovdiv]] | caps9 = 24 | goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2009–2010 | clubs10 = [[PFC Botev Plovdiv|Botev Plovdiv]] | caps10 = 16 | goals10 = 2
| years11 = 2011 | clubs11 = [[FC Spartak Plovdiv|Spartak Plovdiv]] | caps11 = 15 | goals11 = 5
| years12 = 2012 | clubs12 = [[POFC Rakovski|Rakovski]] | caps12 = 17 | goals12 = 3
| years13 = 2012–2013 | clubs13 = [[New Radiant SC|New Radiant Sports Club]] | caps13 = 18 | goals13 = 2
| years14 = 2013–2014 | clubs14 = [[Magway FC|Magway]] | caps14 = – | goals14 = –
| years15 = 2015 | clubs15 = [[FC Oborishte|Oborishte]] | caps15 = 8 | goals15 = 1
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'''Ivan Karamanov''' ([[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]]: Иван Караманов) (born 23 April 1981 in [[Plovdiv]]) is a [[Bulgaria]]n [[Association football|football player]], currently playing as a [[midfielder]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=footballdatabase.eu|title=Ivan Karamanov Facts|url=http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.ivan.karamanov.47766.en.html|accessdate= 21 December 2013}}</ref>

==Career==
Ivan Karamanov began his professional career during the 1999–2000 season with [[Lokomotiv Plovdiv]]. He made his official debut on 24 October 1999, in a match against Septemvri Sofia. In his career Karamanov also played for [[Rodopa Smolyan]], [[Spartak Plovdiv]], [[Beroe Stara Zagora]], Azerbaijani [[FK Qarabağ]], Kazakhstani [[FC Irtysh Pavlodar]] and Latvian [[FK Riga]].

In September 2009, he was released from the team and a week later he joined the city rivals [[Botev Plovdiv]]. On 23 September, Karamanov signed a one-year contract with the Canaries. A few days later, he was given the vice-captain's armband. He made his re-debut for Botev on 26 September 2009 against [[Slavia Sofia]] in the seventh round of the [[A PFG]] but left when the club went bankrupt in the early 2010.

Third place with FC Riga Latvia 2007
,winner-Champion with New Radiant -Maldives 2012,
President cup with New Radiant-Maldives 2012

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://guardian.touch-line.com/?CTID=7&CPID=411&TEID=327&PLID=183808&pStr=Player Profile at Guardian's Stats Centre]

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Kazakh horse

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The '''Kazakh''' is a [[horse breed]] of the [[Kazakh people]], who live mainly in [[Kazakhstan]], but also in parts of China, Mongolia, Russia and [[Uzbekistan]]. It is used mainly as a riding horse, and is known for its hardiness and stamina.<ref name="okstate">{{cite web|author1=Staff|title=Kazakh|url=http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/horses/kazakh/|website=Breeds of Livestock|publisher=Oklahoma State University|accessdate=15 November 2014}}</ref>

==Characteristics==
The Kazakh horse averages {{convert|144|cm|hand in|2}} for [[stallion]]s and [[mare]]s average {{convert|142|cm|hand in|2}}. They weigh between {{convert|400|to|500|kg}}. The breed is criticized for a short stride and a jolting trot. However, they are also very hardy and able to cover long distances.<ref name="okstate"/>

The breed consists of two subtypes, the Adaev and the Dzhab or Jabe. The Dzhabe developed in the southern districts of [[Aktubinsk]]. They have a heavy head, thick, short neck, and deep chest. They have a straight [[back (horse)|back]], strong legs and a well-muscled [[rump (animal)|croup]]. They are usually [[bay (horse)|bay]], [[seal brown (horse)|dark bay]], [[chestnut (coat)|chestnut]] or [[gray (horse)|gray]]. The Adaevs are more refined with lighter heads, longer necks, and well-defined [[withers]]. Due to the primitive conditions in which they live, this strain is more susceptible to developing narrow chests and light bone structure.<ref name="okstate"/>

==History==

Horses in the region of Kazakhstan date to the 5th century B.C. Early influences on what today is the Kazakh horse include the [[Akhal-Teke]], [[Arabian horse|Arabian]], [[Karabair]], and [[Mongolian horse]]. Beginning in the 20th century, the breed had additional infusions of blood from the [[Russian Don]], [[Orlov Trotter]] and the [[Thoroughbred]].<ref name="okstate"/>

The Kazakh today resembles a more elegant version of the [[Mongolian horse]]. The breed is still bred by once-nomadic Kazakh tribesmen, although cross-breeding has somewhat diluted the traditional bloodlines.<ref>[http://www.hri.org/news/balkans/rferl/1999/99-04-01.rferl.html "The Sports of Presidents and the 'Sport of Kings']. ''Hellenic Resources Network''. Referenced January 16, 2008.</ref>

==Uses==
Today, the Kazakh horses are seen mostly in western Kazakhstan, where there are over 300,000.<ref name="okstate"/> The main use of the Kazakh is for riding,<ref name="Bongianni">{{cite book | last = Bongianni | first = Maurizio | title = Simon & Schuster's Guide to Horses and Ponies | publisher = Simon & Schuster, Inc. | year = 1988 | isbn = 0-671-66068-3 | page = 164}}</ref> although they are also bred for [[horsemeat]].<ref name="okstate"/>

==See also==
*[[Kustanair]]

==References==
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Lake Aike

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'''Aike''' is a [[lake]] on the border between [[Kazakhstan]] and [[Russia]]. The lake has an [[area]] of about 25 sq mi (64.7 km²). The Kazakh village of Terensay<ref>[http://kazindex.ru/03/2.html Post index of district] {{ru icon}} Retrieved on 2009-04-07</ref> is located on the eastern [[coast]] of the lake.

== References ==
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Agrarian Party of Kazakhstan

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The '''Agrarian Party of Kazakhstan''' (''Qazaqstan Agrarlyk Partiyasi'') is a [[political party]] in [[Kazakhstan]].
At the last [[legislative]] [[elections in Kazakhstan|elections]], 19 September and 3 October 2004, the party was part of the [[Agrarian and Industrial Union of Workers Block]], that won 7.1% of the popular vote and 11 out of 77 seats.

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Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology

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The '''Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology''' (IPBB) is a research organizations in the field of plant biotechnology in [[Kazakhstan]]. The Institute is located in [[Almaty]] city and neighbouring the Kazakh National State University by al-Farabi and the Main Botanical Garden of Kazakhstan. The IPBB works in close collaboration with agricultural breeding stations, Botanical Gardens and National Parks across the country. Their mission is to improve crop breeding programmes based on new agrobiotechnologies, study of Kazakhstan's flora, including the preservation of rare endemic species, and protection of environment via phytoremidiation.<ref>[http://www.ipbb.kz/page.php?lang=3 IPBB Website (in English)]</ref>

==Activities==
1) research work:

- [[Biotechnology]] research on the [[sustainability]] of agricultural plants to [[abiotic stress]] factors (low and high ambient temperatures, low [[rainfall]], [[soil salinity]]) - Biotechnology research on the sustainability of [[crop]]s to [[pest (organism)|pest]]s and [[disease]]s - Biotechnology research to improve the quality of agricultural products - Develop effective Biotechnology microclonal reproduction and a high-quality planting material and methods of long-term [[Conservation (ethic)|conservation]] of genetic resources of economically important plants - Biotechnological work to protect and restore the [[Natural environment|environment]];

2) industrial and [[economic activity]]: production and sales in domestic and foreign markets for agricultural products, [[forestry]], [[health]], environmental and industrial.

General activities of the Institute is aimed at strengthening the country's [[food security]], preservation and support of genetic resources of [[flora]] in [[Kazakhstan]], on [[environmental protection]], and improving [[education]] in the country.

== Scientific departments ==
* Laboratory of [[Genetics]] and breeding
* Laboratory of [[Genetic engineering]]
* Laboratory of [[Cell biology]]
* Laboratory of Cell engineering
* Laboratory Clonality multiplication
* Laboratory [[Germplasm]]
* [[Molecular biology|Molecular Biology]] Laboratory
* Laboratory of Plant [[molecular genetics]]
* Laboratory of [[Plant physiology]] and [[biochemistry]]

==References==
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Agrarian and Industrial Union of Workers Bloc

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The '''Agrarian and Industrial Union of Workers Bloc''' is a [[political party|bloc]] in [[Kazakhstan]], formed by the [[Agrarian Party of Kazakhstan]] and the [[Civic Party of Kazakhstan]]. At the last [[legislative]] [[elections in Kazakhstan|elections]], 19 September and 3 October 2004, the block won 7.1% of the popular vote and 11 out of 77 seats.

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