The Chuya (russian: Чуя; alt, Чуй, ''Çuy'') is a river in the

Altai Republic The Altai Republic (; russian: Респу́блика Алта́й, Respublika Altay, ; Altai: , ''Altay Respublika''), also known as Gorno-Altai Republic, and colloquially, and primarily referred to in Russian to distinguish from the neighbour ...

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, a

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tributary of the

Katun Katun may refer to: Places * Katun (river), a tributary of the Ob in Siberia, Russia * Katun Mountains or Katun Alps, a mountain range in Russia, part of the Altai Mountains * Katun (Vranje), a village in Vranje Municipality, Serbia * Katun (A ...

( Ob's basin). The Chuya is long, and its

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covers . The river freezes in October or early November and thaws in late April. The town

Kosh-Agach Kosh-Agach (russian: Кош-Агач; alt, Кош-Агаш, ''Koş-Agaş''; kz, Қосағаш, ''Qosağaş'') is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Kosh-Agachsky District of the Altai Republic, Russia. Population: Geog ...

lies on the Chuya. The Chuya Highway ( R256) runs through its valley. One of its tributaries is the

Chibitka The Chibitka (russian: Чибитка, alt, Чибит суу, ''Çibit suu'', literally: "Yellow river") is in the Altai Republic, Russia. It is a right tributary of the Chuya The Chuya (russian: Чуя; alt, Чуй, ''Çuy'') is a river in ...

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Rivers of the Altai Republic {{Russia-river-stub