karakul industry
31Chardzhou — /chahr joh /; Russ. /chyirdd joh /, n. a city in E Turkmenistan, on the Amu Darya. 140,000. * * * ▪ Turkmenistan also spelled Čardžou, formerly (1886–1937) Novy Chardzhuy, city and administrative centre, Chardzhou oblast (province),… …
32Chimkent — /chim kent /; Russ. /chyim kyent /, n. a city in S Kazakhstan, N of Tashkent. 321,000. * * * ▪ Kazakstan Kazak Shymkent , also spelled Shimkent or Čimkent city, south central Kazakhstan. It lies in the valley of the Sayram River in the …
33Kalmykia — /kal mik ee euh/; Russ. /kul mi kyeuh/, n. an autonomous republic in the Russian Federation in Europe, on the NW shore of the Caspian Sea. 293,000; 75,900 sq. mi. (196,581 sq. km). Cap.: Elista. Also, Kalmykiya. Official name, Kalmyk Autonomous… …
34Windhoek — /vint hook /, n. a city in and the capital of Namibia, in the central part. 62,000. * * * Town (pop., 1997 est.: 169,000), capital of Namibia. It is located in the central part of the country, in an area originally settled by African peoples. In… …
35Kalmykiya — ▪ republic, Russia also spelled Kalmykia, Mongolian Khalmg Tangch republic in southwestern Russia, lying northwest of the Caspian Sea and west of the lower Volga River. On the east it reaches the Caspian shore, and in the northeast it… …
36Kashkadarya — ▪ oblast, Uzbekistan also spelled Kashkadaria, or Kašadarja, oblast (province), southern Uzbekistan. Created in 1964, it consists largely of the Karshi Steppe, an extensive foothill plain intersected by the Kashka River. In the east and… …
37Namib — ▪ desert, Africa Introduction Portuguese Namibe, a cool coastal desert extending for 1,200 miles (1,900 kilometres) along the Atlantic coast from Namibe (formerly Moçâmedes) in Angola southward across Namibia to the Olifants River in the Cape …
38List of Russian explorers — The Russian Empire at its peak in 1866, including the spheres of influence; this territorial expansion largely corresponds to the extent of contiguous exploration by Russians. This is a list of explorers from the Russian Federation, Soviet Union …
39Doner kebab — Döner kebap Doner meat being sliced from a rotating spit. Note the iron heating plate behind the spit, which is used to cook the meat Origin Place of origin Turkey Region or s …
40Mazar-i-Sharif — Mazar redirects here. For other uses, see Mazar (disambiguation). Mazāri Sharīf مزارِ شریف   City   …
