Bira_(river)

Bira (river)

Bira (river)

River in Russia


The Bira (Russian: Бира) is a river in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia. The name derives from the Jurchen and Manchu word bira meaning "river". It is 261 kilometres (162 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 9,580 square kilometres (3,700 sq mi).[1] It is one of the largest, left tributaries of the Amur.

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Some of the cities that lie along the river are Birakan, Teploozyorsk, Londoko, Bira, Birobidzhan[2] and Nadezhdinskoye.

See also


References

  1. "Река БИРА in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).



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