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Ridder

Central Asia

Ridder is a mining city in East Kazakhstan Region, in the southwestern Altai Mountains along the Ulba River. It grew from a deposit of gold, silver and other metals found in 1786 by the officer Philip Ridder, after whom it is named, and became a major Soviet-era producer of lead and zinc; during the Second World War it supplied about half of the Soviet Union's high-quality lead. The city was called Leninogorsk from 1941 to 2002, when it reverted to its original name.

Facts
Population
49,695 1
Founding Year
1786 1
Climate Zone
Continental 2
Time Zone
UTC+06:00 3
Sources
1. Wikidata: Ridder
  • Wikidata Q986100, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q986100 P571, class allow-list match, knownqid pass (w-bbfill-geography5-0926)
    P571 value year 1786
  • In Group: Cities of Central Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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2. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 50.25, 83.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 50.25, 83.75
50.25 83.75 Dfc
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3. GeoNames: Ridder - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1521370, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
Quote, cities500 record 1521370, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
50.34524 83.51562 P PPLA2 KZ 15 52664 725 Asia/Almaty
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