Fortanga
Sign in to saveFortanga (; ) historically sometimes referred as Balsu, is a river in North Caucasus that flows in Ingushetia and Chechnya. The length of the river is 69 km, the basin area is 526 km2.
Key facts
- River.name
- Fortanga
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- Country
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- Russia
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- Republic
- River.subdivision_name2
- Ingushetia
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- Republic
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- Chechnya
- River.mouth
- Assa
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- 7,5 km along the right bank of the Assa river
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- Caucasus mountains#Russia Ingushetia#Russia Chechnya#
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Fortanga (; ) historically sometimes referred as Balsu, is a river in North Caucasus that flows in Ingushetia and Chechnya. The length of the river is 69 km, the basin area is 526 km2.
== Geography == The river originates near the border of Chechnya and Ingushetia on the northern slope of the Tsoreylam (Khaylam) ridge. In the upper course it is called Martanka. Flows to the northeast. The mouth of the river is located near the village of Shaami-Yurt, 7.5 km along the right bank of the Assa River. The length of the river is 69 km.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fortanga” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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