Urukh
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The Urukh (, , romanized: Irӕf / Ӕrӕf), known as Kharves in its upper reaches, is a river in North Ossetia–Alania and Kabardino-Balkaria (Russia), which flows northeast to join the Terek as a left tributary northwest of Vladikavkaz. The length of the Urukh is 104 km, the area of its drainage basin is 1280 km². The Urukh originates in the glaciers of the Greater Caucasus. The river freezes up in December and remains icebound until March.
Key facts
- River.name
- Urukh
- River.pushpin_map
- Russia Kabardino-Balkaria#Caucasus mountains
- River.source1_location
- Greater Caucasus
- River.mouth
- Terek
- River.subdivision_type1
- Country
- River.subdivision_name1
- Russia
- River.subdivision_type2
- Federal subjects
- River.subdivision_name2
- North Ossetia–Alania, Kabardino-Balkaria
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Урух зимой 3.jpg
- Length
- 104
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- watershed area
- 1280
- discharge
- 40
- Commons category
- Urukh River
- native label
- Урыху
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The Urukh (, , romanized: Irӕf / Ӕrӕf), known as Kharves in its upper reaches, is a river in North Ossetia–Alania and Kabardino-Balkaria (Russia), which flows northeast to join the Terek as a left tributary northwest of Vladikavkaz. The length of the Urukh is 104 km, the area of its drainage basin is 1280 km². The Urukh originates in the glaciers of the Greater Caucasus. The river freezes up in December and remains icebound until March.
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