Birlya
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The Birlya (; ), a tributary of the Sviyaga, is a river in the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia. The name has its origin from the Tatar language words bure and ile which mean "the river on the place of wolves" or Finno-Ugric languages word hop. There is information that Cheremisa people (Mari people) used to raise hop.
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- Elevation
- 53
- Image
- Бәрле тугае.jpg
- Length
- 48
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- watershed area
- 385
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The Birlya (; ), a tributary of the Sviyaga, is a river in the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia. The name has its origin from the Tatar language words bure and ile which mean "the river on the place of wolves" or Finno-Ugric languages word hop. There is information that Cheremisa people (Mari people) used to raise hop.
==Geography== The Birlya is long, and its drainage basin covers . The Birlya begins south of a village Bolshoe Podberezye, 3 km away. It flows into the Sviyaga, north of the village Burunduki. This river is wide. As for hydrology, it is a low river. Flow distribution is irregular.
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