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11Arvicolinae — Temporal range: Late Miocene – Recent Meadow vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus) Scientific classification Kingdom …
12Microtus — Temporal range: Late Pliocene Recent Lusitanian Pine Vole Scientific classification Kingdom …
13Arvicolini — Microtus pinetorum Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …
14Michael Annenkoff — General Michael Nicolaivitch Annenkoff (1838 in St. Pertersburg, Russia January 22, 1899 in St. Petersburg, Russia) was a Russian nobleman, author, military officer, Governor General of Trans Caspia, and renowned engineer. His most enduring… …
15Ashgabat — [äsh΄gä bät′] capital of Turkmenistan, in the SC part, near the Iranian border: pop. 411,000 * * * Ash·ga·bat (äsh gä bätʹ) also Ash·kha·bad (äsh kä bädʹ, KHä bätʹ) The capital of Turkmenistan, in the south central part of the country near the… …
16Turkmen — /terrk men, meuhn/, n. the language of the Turkman people, a Turkic language spoken mostly east of the Caspian Sea in Turkmenistan but also in parts of European Russia, Iran, and the Caucasus. Also, Turkoman, Turcoman. [ < Turk Türkmen] * * *… …
17Transport in Uzbekistan — Because of low investment and poor maintenance, Uzbekistan s overland transportation infrastructure has declined significantly in the post Soviet era. Air transport is the only branch that has received substantial government investment in the… …
18Kyzyl Kum — The Kyzyl Kum ( uz. Qizilqum, kk. Қызылқұм), also called Qyzylqum, is the 11th largest desert in the world. Its name means red sand in both Uzbek and Kazakh. It is located in Central Asia in the doab between the rivers Amu Darya and Syr Darya,… …
19Ashgabat — For the cities in Iran, see Eshqabad. Ashgabat Aşgabat, Ашхабад Ashkhabad Poltoratsk (1919 1927) …
20Geok-Tepe — (or Geok Depe) is a former fortress of the Turkmens, in Turkmenistan, in the oasis of Akhal tekke, on the Transcaspian railway, 28 miles north west of Ashkhabad.In December 1880, Geok Tepe was attacked by 6,000 Russians under General Mikhail… …
