Jetysu region
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Jetysu region is a historic area in southeastern Kazakhstan known as the ancestral homeland of several Kazakh clans and a key center of nomadic culture along the Silk Road.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jetysu region canonical | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup |
Kazakhs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russians NERFINISHED ⓘ Uighurs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Ili River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kazakh steppe NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Balkhash NERFINISHED ⓘ Tian Shan mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsCity |
Almaty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kapshagay NERFINISHED ⓘ Taldykorgan NERFINISHED ⓘ Zharkent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsLake |
Alakol Lake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Balkhash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsMountainRange |
Dzungarian Alatau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ketmen Range NERFINISHED ⓘ Trans-Ili Alatau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsRiver |
Aksu River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baskan River NERFINISHED ⓘ Ili River NERFINISHED ⓘ Karatal River NERFINISHED ⓘ Lepsy River NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarkand River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kazakhstan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
center of Kazakh nomadic traditions
ⓘ
important for Kazakh oral epic heritage ⓘ site of traditional transhumance routes ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| historicallyInhabitedBy |
Dzungars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kazakh tribes ⓘ Kyrgyz groups ⓘ Turkic nomads ⓘ Uighur groups ⓘ |
| historicalName | Semirechye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodSignificance |
Kazakh Khanate era
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Empire expansion in Central Asia ⓘ Silk Road trade period ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Kazakh clans ancestral homeland
ⓘ
Silk Road heritage ⓘ horse breeding ⓘ mountain-steppe landscapes ⓘ nomadic culture ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southeastern Kazakhstan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| modernAdministrativeOverlap |
Almaty Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zhetisu Region NERFINISHED ⓘ part of Xinjiang border area ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Seven Rivers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Central Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traversedBy | Silk Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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