The Borzya (russian: Борзя from Mongolian "Боорж/Boorj") is a river in

Zabaykalsky Krai Zabaykalsky Krai ( rus, Забайкальский край, r=Zabaikal'skii krai, p=zəbɐjˈkalʲskʲɪj kraj, lit. "Transbaikal krai"; bua, Yбэр Байгалай хизаар, Uber Baigalai Xizaar) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai) t ...

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. The town of

Borzya Borzya ( rus, Борзя, p=ˈborzʲə; bua, Бооржо, ''Boorjo''; mn, Боорж, ''Boorj'') is a town and the administrative center of Borzinsky District in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, located southeast of Chita, the administrative center ...

lies along the river. It is a right tributary of the

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(in

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's basin). It is long, with a

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of . In 1918, multiple

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unsuccessfully attempted to destroy the bridge over the Borzya. However, the plan failed due to weather conditions.

Geography

The Borzya has its sources in the Kukulbey Mountains. It flows through a wide, swampy valley in a

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landscape. The river's waters comes mainly from rain, and there are periodic flooding in the summer. The river sometimes dries up completely. The average discharge is .

References

Rivers of Zabaykalsky Krai {{Russia-river-stub