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Alatyr
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river in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Mordovia, and Chuvashia, Russia
Key facts
- Native name
- Алатырь ( Russian )
- Country
- Russia
- Coordinates
- 54°47′31″N 45°06′50″E / 54.792°N 45.114°E / 54.792; 45.114
- Mouth
- Sura
- Length
- 296 km (184 mi)
- Basin size
- 11,200 km (4,300 sq mi)
- Progression
- Sura → Volga → Caspian Sea
- Right
- Insar
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Encyclopedic overview
The Alatyr (Russian: Алатырь, IPA: [ɐˈɫatɨrʲ]) is a river in Mordovia, Russia, and it is the left tributary of the river Sura. It is 296 kilometres (184 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 11,200 square kilometres (4,300 sq mi). The Alatyr freezes up in November and stays icebound until April. The towns of Ardatov and Alatyr (Erzya: Ратор, Rator), are located on the Alatyr River.
References
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alatyr” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
On the map
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