Major Deegan
September 1st, 2007, 08:56 PM
Photos from Oral, Batys Qazaqstan Oblysy
Uralsk, Western Kazakhstan Oblast
Уральск, Западно-Казахстанская Область
Fast Facts
Founded
1613 (Wikipedia.com)
Population
210,000 (2007 est.)
Oblast/Region
Zapadno-Kazakhstanskaya
Status
Administrative Center
A Bit of History...
Город Уральск расположен на правом берегу р. Урал, при впадении в неё р. Чаган. Основан в 1613 как казачье укрепление Яицкий городок.
Яицкий городок был одним из центров восстания во время Крестьянской войны под предводительством Е.И. Пугачева 1773-75 гг. В 1775 переименован в Уральск и включен в состав Астраханской губернии. С 1868 центр Уральской области.
Oral (Kazakh: Орал, Russian: Уральск, Uralsk, also spelled Ural'sk) is a city in northwestern Kazakhstan, at the confluence of the Ural and Chogan Rivers close to the Russian border. As it is located on the western side of the Ural river, it is considered geographically in Europe. It has a population of 195,500 (1999 census). It is the capital of the Batys Qazaqstan. Ethnic composition is dominated by Russians (54%) and Kazakhs (34%).
Lying just inside the Kazakh border with Russia, Uralsk is an agricultural and industrial center, and has been an important trade stop since the early 1600s. Barge traffic has passed up and down the Ural River between the Caspian Sea and the Ural Mountains for centuries. Today it is one of the major entry points for rail traffic from Europe to Siberia, servicing the many new oil fields in the Caspian basin and the industrial cities of the southern Urals.(NASA)
Modern Day Uralsk / Уральск Сегодня
http://www.hotlinkfiles.com/files/309519_5akgz/Dscn1951%28800x600%29.jpg
Photo: Located on the shores of the Ural river this colorful obelisk marks the place where Asian and European continents meet
Сегодняшний усилиями многих уральцев Уральск превратился в один из промышленных и культурных центров Республики Казахстан. За последние годы укрепился его экономический потенциал, возросла его доля в производстве промышленной продукции, осуществляются меры по экономическому реформированию, создаются новые отрасли хозяйства, расширяются производственные мощности. Сегодня в Уральске проживает более трети населения Западно-Казахстанской области. Этим и определяются усилия городских властей по обеспечению всех сторон жизнедеятельности механизма, как единого комплекса с развитой системой жилых массивов, транспортных магистралей, инженерных коммуникаций.
A Unique Location
The approximate boundary between Europe and Asia is defined by the Ural River and the Ural Mountains to its north. The Ural River flows to the great, inland Caspian Sea, and gives its name to the city of Uralsk on its banks.
http://www.hotlinkfiles.com/files/309156_hjv7m/ISS011-E-6717_lrg.jpg
http://www.hotlinkfiles.com/files/309155_1lsps/ISS011-E-6712_lrg.jpg
International Space Station astronauts acquired a series of images of Uralsk, highlighting the city under different lighting conditions. The upper view shows the sunglint (light reflected from the water surface towards the observer) on the rivers, lakes, and ponds of the Ural floodplain (right side of image) and that of a tributary, the Chogan River (bottom). The cityscape of Uralsk, on the headland between the two, is relatively difficult to see because the water and sunglint dominate the scene.
The lower view was taken 48 seconds earlier, at a more vertical angle that was not affected by sunglint. The different lighting geometry between the two images reveals numerous details, including the city margin, city blocks, and even the causeway and individual buildings. The green, vegetated parts of the floodplains, and black, inundated parts (lower left, bottom image) stand out clearly. The brown Ural River waters contrast with the darker color of its tributary, the Chogan River (lower image). The rivers, swirls of ancient meander scars, and ponds are the only features that stand out clearly in both images.
Rich Architectural Heritage / Облик Города
Уникален и неповторим облик Уральска. И прежде всего своими историческими памятниками: домиком Е. Пугачева, зданием, где ныне находится резиденция акима области, Старым собором, домом наказного атамана. Современным его делают новые микрорайоны и высотные жилые дома, здания аэро- и железнодорожного вокзалов, памятники М. Маметовой, и В.И. Чапаеву. Немало делается сегодня в Уральске для сбережения славной истории старейшего города Казахстана.
http://www.hotlinkfiles.com/files/309184_6pbct/mural.jpg
Above:This mural is on the front side of an apartment building in Uralsk, Kazakhstan. At the time it represented the ideal of the Soviet family. The mural is 5 meters long by 3 meters wide.
Below:Uralsk started out as a cossack fortification built on the shores of the Ural river(hence the name of the city). Today the reminders of the faded imperial glory can be founded everywhere in this historic city.
http://www.hotlinkfiles.com/files/309193_aotcg/Akimat_Uralsk.jpg
Examples of the neoclassical Russian architecture: administrative building located in the city centre(late 18th c.)
http://www.hotlinkfiles.com/files/309194_b8wmh/Kraedved_Museum.jpg
Examples of the neoclassical Russian architecture: museum of anthropology(late 18th c.)
http://www.hotlinkfiles.com/files/309195_rrjtn/Uralsk_Pushkin.jpg
Examples of the neoclassical Russian architecture: Pushkin hotel(early 20th c.)
http://www.hotlinkfiles.com/files/309196_nkco5/Uralsk_church.jpg
Examples of the neoclassical Russian architecture: Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (19th c.)
http://www.hotlinkfiles.com/files/309225_edjph/_jesus_in_uralsk.jpg
Interior details of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
Source citation and photo credits:
Wikipedia.com
NASA
Uralsk city official homepage
Flickr.com
Trekearth.co
Uralsk, Western Kazakhstan Oblast
Уральск, Западно-Казахстанская Область
Fast Facts
Founded
1613 (Wikipedia.com)
Population
210,000 (2007 est.)
Oblast/Region
Zapadno-Kazakhstanskaya
Status
Administrative Center
A Bit of History...
Город Уральск расположен на правом берегу р. Урал, при впадении в неё р. Чаган. Основан в 1613 как казачье укрепление Яицкий городок.
Яицкий городок был одним из центров восстания во время Крестьянской войны под предводительством Е.И. Пугачева 1773-75 гг. В 1775 переименован в Уральск и включен в состав Астраханской губернии. С 1868 центр Уральской области.
Oral (Kazakh: Орал, Russian: Уральск, Uralsk, also spelled Ural'sk) is a city in northwestern Kazakhstan, at the confluence of the Ural and Chogan Rivers close to the Russian border. As it is located on the western side of the Ural river, it is considered geographically in Europe. It has a population of 195,500 (1999 census). It is the capital of the Batys Qazaqstan. Ethnic composition is dominated by Russians (54%) and Kazakhs (34%).
Lying just inside the Kazakh border with Russia, Uralsk is an agricultural and industrial center, and has been an important trade stop since the early 1600s. Barge traffic has passed up and down the Ural River between the Caspian Sea and the Ural Mountains for centuries. Today it is one of the major entry points for rail traffic from Europe to Siberia, servicing the many new oil fields in the Caspian basin and the industrial cities of the southern Urals.(NASA)
Modern Day Uralsk / Уральск Сегодня
http://www.hotlinkfiles.com/files/309519_5akgz/Dscn1951%28800x600%29.jpg
Photo: Located on the shores of the Ural river this colorful obelisk marks the place where Asian and European continents meet
Сегодняшний усилиями многих уральцев Уральск превратился в один из промышленных и культурных центров Республики Казахстан. За последние годы укрепился его экономический потенциал, возросла его доля в производстве промышленной продукции, осуществляются меры по экономическому реформированию, создаются новые отрасли хозяйства, расширяются производственные мощности. Сегодня в Уральске проживает более трети населения Западно-Казахстанской области. Этим и определяются усилия городских властей по обеспечению всех сторон жизнедеятельности механизма, как единого комплекса с развитой системой жилых массивов, транспортных магистралей, инженерных коммуникаций.
A Unique Location
The approximate boundary between Europe and Asia is defined by the Ural River and the Ural Mountains to its north. The Ural River flows to the great, inland Caspian Sea, and gives its name to the city of Uralsk on its banks.
http://www.hotlinkfiles.com/files/309156_hjv7m/ISS011-E-6717_lrg.jpg
http://www.hotlinkfiles.com/files/309155_1lsps/ISS011-E-6712_lrg.jpg
International Space Station astronauts acquired a series of images of Uralsk, highlighting the city under different lighting conditions. The upper view shows the sunglint (light reflected from the water surface towards the observer) on the rivers, lakes, and ponds of the Ural floodplain (right side of image) and that of a tributary, the Chogan River (bottom). The cityscape of Uralsk, on the headland between the two, is relatively difficult to see because the water and sunglint dominate the scene.
The lower view was taken 48 seconds earlier, at a more vertical angle that was not affected by sunglint. The different lighting geometry between the two images reveals numerous details, including the city margin, city blocks, and even the causeway and individual buildings. The green, vegetated parts of the floodplains, and black, inundated parts (lower left, bottom image) stand out clearly. The brown Ural River waters contrast with the darker color of its tributary, the Chogan River (lower image). The rivers, swirls of ancient meander scars, and ponds are the only features that stand out clearly in both images.
Rich Architectural Heritage / Облик Города
Уникален и неповторим облик Уральска. И прежде всего своими историческими памятниками: домиком Е. Пугачева, зданием, где ныне находится резиденция акима области, Старым собором, домом наказного атамана. Современным его делают новые микрорайоны и высотные жилые дома, здания аэро- и железнодорожного вокзалов, памятники М. Маметовой, и В.И. Чапаеву. Немало делается сегодня в Уральске для сбережения славной истории старейшего города Казахстана.
http://www.hotlinkfiles.com/files/309184_6pbct/mural.jpg
Above:This mural is on the front side of an apartment building in Uralsk, Kazakhstan. At the time it represented the ideal of the Soviet family. The mural is 5 meters long by 3 meters wide.
Below:Uralsk started out as a cossack fortification built on the shores of the Ural river(hence the name of the city). Today the reminders of the faded imperial glory can be founded everywhere in this historic city.
http://www.hotlinkfiles.com/files/309193_aotcg/Akimat_Uralsk.jpg
Examples of the neoclassical Russian architecture: administrative building located in the city centre(late 18th c.)
http://www.hotlinkfiles.com/files/309194_b8wmh/Kraedved_Museum.jpg
Examples of the neoclassical Russian architecture: museum of anthropology(late 18th c.)
http://www.hotlinkfiles.com/files/309195_rrjtn/Uralsk_Pushkin.jpg
Examples of the neoclassical Russian architecture: Pushkin hotel(early 20th c.)
http://www.hotlinkfiles.com/files/309196_nkco5/Uralsk_church.jpg
Examples of the neoclassical Russian architecture: Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (19th c.)
http://www.hotlinkfiles.com/files/309225_edjph/_jesus_in_uralsk.jpg
Interior details of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
Source citation and photo credits:
Wikipedia.com
NASA
Uralsk city official homepage
Flickr.com
Trekearth.co