Urukh_River

Urukh

Urukh

River in Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia

The Urukh (Russian: Урух, Ossetian: Ирӕф / Ӕрӕф, romanized: Irӕf / Ӕrӕf), known as Kharves in its upper reaches,[1] 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.[2] The Urukh originates in the glaciers of the Greater Caucasus.[1] The river freezes up in December and remains icebound until March.

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  1. [1]
    Урух, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  2. [2]
    "Река Урух (Харвес) in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).


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