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Urzhar (river)

The 883rd longest river in the world

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The Ürjar (Kazakh) is a river in the Abai Region, Kazakhstan. It has a length of 206 km (128 mi) and a drainage basin of 5,280 km2 (2, 040 sq mi). The river flows across Ürjar village, the administrative center of Ürjar District. It is one of the three most important rivers flowing into Alakol lake. Its waters are used to irrigate crops and pasture areas.

Flows through: Kazakhstan.

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

Other major rivers

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  2. Nile6,650 km
  3. Yangtze River6,300 km
  4. Bian River5,806 km
  5. Yellow River5,464 km
  6. Paraná River4,880 km
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