Irgiz_River_(Kazakhstan)

Irgiz (Turgay)

Irgiz (Turgay)

River in Kazakhstan

The Irgiz (Kazakh: Ыргыз Yrgyz; Russian: Иргиз) is a river in Aktobe and Kostanay regions of Kazakhstan, a right tributary of the Turgay. It is 593 kilometres (368 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 31,600 square kilometres (12,200 sq mi).[1] It was the site of the Irghiz River skirmish in the early 13th century.

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Course

The Irgiz rises on the eastern slopes of the Mugodzhar Hills in the Aktobe region of Kazakhstan. It flows in a predominantly southerly direction to its confluence with the Turgay. Its main tributary is the 178 km (111 mi) long Chet-Irgiz (Шет-Иргиз) from the right.[2]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Иргиз, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  2. [2]
    "M-41 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 22 August 2022.

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