Chagan_(Ural)

Shagan (Ural)

Shagan (Ural)

River

Not to be confused with Shagan (Irtysh).

The Shagan (Kazakh: Шаған, Shaǵan; Russian: Шаган, romanized: Shagan) is a river in the West Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan, and Orenburg Oblast, Russia.[1]

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It is a tributary of the Ural. The river is 264 kilometres (164 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 7,530 square kilometres (2,910 sq mi).[2]

Its name may be derived either from the Tatar word for "maple" or from the Kalmyk for "white". Among the Kazakhs, the river is also known as "Aksu" "White Water".[3][4]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "M-39 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  2. [2]
    Чаган (река), Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  3. [3]
    Стрельников С. М. (2002). Географические названия Оренбургской области. Топонимический словарь (2-е изд., дополненное и исправленное ed.). Кувандык: Издательство С. М. Стрельникова. p. 159.
  4. [4]
    Т. Ф. Слободинская (1999). Географические названия Оренбургской области. Орск.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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