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Karakengir

The 883rd longest river in the world

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The Karakengir (Kazakh), also known as Kengir, is a river in the Ulytau District, Ulytau Region, [ Kazakhstan. It has a length of 295 km (183 mi) and a drainage basin of 18,400 km2 (7, 100 sq mi). It is one of the most important tributaries of the Sarysu. The city of Zhezkazgan, the capital of Ulytau Region, is located by its banks. A reservoir was built close to the city at the time of the Kazakh SSR.

Flows through: Kazakhstan.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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