Karpov was born on May 23, 1951 at Zlatoust in the Urals region of the former Soviet Union, and learned to play chess at the age of four.

In 1993, the UN Security Council adopted four resolutions calling for the cessation of hostilities, unimpeded access for international humanitarian relief efforts, and the eventual deployment of a peacekeeping force in the region.

However, Sargon took this process further, conquering many of the surrounding regions to create an empire that reached westward as far as the Mediterranean Sea and perhaps Cyprus ( Kaptara ); northward as far as the mountains ( a later Hittite text asserts he fought the Hattite king Nurdaggal of Burushanda, well into Anatolia ); eastward over Elam ; and as far south as Magan ( Oman ) — a region over which he reigned for purportedly 56 years, though only four " year-names " survive.

Ahmad Shah and his forces invaded India four times, taking control of the Kashmir and the Punjab region.

The first modern solution of general relativity that would characterize a black hole was found by Karl Schwarzschild in 1916, although its interpretation as a region of space from which nothing can escape was not fully appreciated for another four decades.

The region is based at Heraklion and is divided into four regional units ( pre-Kallikratis prefectures ).

The four communes of Castellina in Chianti, Gaiole in Chianti, Greve in Chianti and Radda in Chianti are located entirely within the boundaries of the Classico region with parts of Barberino Val d ' Elsa, San Casciano in Val di Pesa and Tavarnelle Val di Pesa in the province of Florence as well as Castelnuovo Berardenga and Poggibonsi in the province of Siena included within the permitted boundaries of Chianti Classico.

In Brazil the two countries negotiations were overseen by four " Guarantor " states ( Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and the United States — four of the most powerful countries in the region ).

If there is a grain of historical truth behind these legends, it may be that Suizei's bare narrative points to one of the chieftains of four clans of the Unebi region who disputed among themselves in the struggle to achieve hegemeony in the Yamato area.

Because the four color theorem is true, this is always possible ; however, because the person drawing the map is focused on the one large region, he fails to notice that the remaining regions can in fact be colored with three colors.

The country is divided into four geographic regions: A lowland belt running north to south behind the coast ( Lower Guinea ), which is part of the Guinean forest-savanna mosaic ecoregion ; the pastoral Fouta Djallon highlands ( Middle Guinea ); the northern savanna ( Upper Guinea ); and a southeastern rain-forest region ( Forest Guinea ).

In 357 AD the region was part of the Praetorian prefecture of Illyricum one of four large praetorian prefectures into which the Late Roman Empire was divided.

Modern koras made in the Casamance region of southern Senegal sometimes feature additional bass strings, adding up to four strings to the traditional 21.

In 1900 he was sentenced to four years in exile in Ust-Kut and Verkholensk ( see map ) in the Irkutsk region of Siberia.

The region was one of the four riverine civilizations where writing was invented ( it being the first ), along with the Nile valley in Egypt, the Indus Valley in the Indian subcontinent, and Yellow River valley in China ( although writing is also known to have arisen independently in Mesoamerica ).

The current tribal lands consist of a reservation at, comprising parts of four counties in northern Idaho, primarily in the Camas Prairie region.

To enforce that model, both sides have divergent language policy and educational systems, although the linguistic boundary is in fact well inside France, and the Alsace region changed hands four times between 1870 and 1945.

The region has four border crossings and direct rail connections to all important Polish cities, as well as to Frankfurt, Munich, Budapest, Kiev, and the Baltic ports.

Considered as green and highly liveable, the city and its region are the world's first tourism destination, housing 3, 800 historical monuments and four UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Its canals will shorten the distances of the world: they will narrow commercial ties between Europe, America and Asia ; and bring to such fortunate region the tributes of the four parts of the globe.

Potatoes were introduced outside the Andes region four centuries ago, and have become an integral part of much of the world's cuisine.

The Phillies are one of four teams in Major League Baseball that do not display the name of their city, state, or region on their road jerseys, joining the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, St. Louis Cardinals, and the Tampa Bay Rays.

The bear population has bred successfully, and there are now believed to be about 15 brown bears in the central region around Fos, but only four native ones are still living in the Aspe Valley.

This region is the most suitable to taste empanadas, particularly those stuffed with meat and offering different types of tempting varieties such as the meat empanada, salteña also filled with potatoes, or the empanada tucumana, which is stuffed with matambre and cut with a knife, or empanadas made with cheese.

Those that stayed behind and replanted choose high-yielding varieties like Trebbiano and Sangiovese clones such as the Sangiovese di Romagna from the nearby Romagna region.

For political reasons, analyzing these varieties as " languages " or " dialects " yields inconsistent results: British and American English, spoken by close political and military allies, are almost universally regarded as dialects of a single language, whereas the standard languages of Serbia and Croatia, which differ from each other to a similar extent as the dialects of English, are being treated by some linguists from the region as distinct languages, largely because the two countries oscillate from being brotherly to being bitter enemies.

The principal grape varieties in the region are fairly evenly split between red and white ; cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay, sauvignon Blanc, Shiraz, merlot, Chenin Blanc and Verdelho.

The lakes for which the region is best known offer varieties of water sports, recreation and vacation activities.

It is a signature drink of the region to the point where the Southern use of the word " tea " is largely used to refer specifically to cold sweet tea and not to hot or plain varieties.

Some varieties of traditional medicinal herbs, particularly of the Genus Curcuma, family Zingiberaceae, are indigenous to the region.

In the Champagne, Chardonnay is one of three major grape varieties planted in the region.

Dureza, a dark-skinned grape variety from the Ardèche region in France, has all but disappeared from the vineyards, and the preservation of such varieties is a speciality of Montpellier.

This is the typical coloring, and it varies little in the temperate regions ; in the hot region the Indians recognise three strongly marked varieties, which they regard as distinct species – the one described ; the smaller jaguar, less aquatic in his habits and marked with spots, not rings ; and, thirdly, the black variety.

Larger varieties weighing up to a kilogram ( 2. 2 pounds ) grow in the region between the Ganges and Yamuna rivers, while smaller varieties are found elsewhere.

Typically Chana in Hindi and Punjabi might refer to both varieties, as might chhole, but the former is more the green hard small variety while the latter is the large creamy softer one and also the more popular dish served around the region at home and at celebrations.

Malvasia (, also known as Malvazia ) is a group of wine grape varieties grown historically in the Mediterranean region, Balearic islands, Canary Islands and the island of Madeira, but now grown in many of the winemaking regions of the world.

There are many varieties of sausages known to Thai cuisine, some of which are specialities of a specific region of Thailand.

Several entrepreneurs such as Robert Skalli and James Herrick drastically changed the face of the region, planting more commercially viable grape varieties and pushing for new AOC classifications.

The two Spanish varieties of Paprika, known in Spain as " Pimenton " come from the Comarca de la Vera in Caceres province and a variety from Murcia region, both of which were introduced some time in the 1500s by local monks from the Americas where they originate.

Cool climate weather limits the varieties of grape, and the types of wine that can be made, but it is in this region that sparkling wine has found its standard bearer.

Cava is the name of a type of Spanish ( mostly in Catalonia but also in other regions such as Valencia, La Rioja, Aragon, Extremadura ) white or pink sparkling wine produced mainly in the Penedès region in Catalonia, 40 km to the south west of Barcelona, with the méthode champenoise but grape varieties different from grapes used in Champagne making.

While the grapes used to produce port produced in Portugal are strictly regulated by the Instituto do Vinho do Porto, wines from outside this region which describe themselves as port may be made from other varieties.

Until the mid-20th century, Arpitan was widely spoken in the whole region, while many of the inhabitants of the south spoke varieties of Occitan ; both are in steep decline in this region.

Other animals of this region include: deer, prairie dogs, mice, jack rabbits, skunks, coyotes, snakes, fox, owls, badgers, blackbirds ( both Old and New World varieties ), grasshoppers, meadowlarks, sparrows, quails, hawks and hyenas.

Glutinous rice cooked in coconut or banana leaf wrappers are steamed to produce suman, of which there are many varieties depending on the region.