The Ilesha (russian: Илеша, also known as Bolshaya Ilesha and Ilasha) is a
river
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in
Verkhnetoyemsky and
Krasnoborsky District
Krasnoborsky District (russian: Краснобо́рский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.Law #65-5-OZ Municipally, it is incorporated as Krasnoborsky Municipal District. ...
s of
Arkhangelsk Oblast
Arkhangelsk Oblast (russian: Арха́нгельская о́бласть, ''Arkhangelskaya oblast'') is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It includes the Arctic Ocean, Arctic archipelagos of Franz Josef Land ...
and in
Udorsky District
Udorsky District (russian: Удо́рский райо́н; kv, Удора район, ''Udora rajon'') is an administrative district (raion), one of the twelve in the Komi Republic, Russia.Law #13-RZ It is located in the west of the republic. T ...
of
Komi Republic
The Komi Republic (russian: Республика Коми; kv, Коми Республика), sometimes simply referred to as Komi, is a republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe. Its capital is the city of Syktyvkar. The population of the ...
in
Russia
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. It is a right
tributary
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of the
Pinega
Pinega (russian: Пинега) is a rural locality (a settlement), formerly a town, in Pinezhsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Pinega River (hence the name). It serves as the administrative center of Pine ...
. The length of the river is . The area of its basin . Its main tributary is the
Pinegskaya Yentala (left).
The Ilesha flows over the hilly landscape, in the conifer forests (
taiga
Taiga (; rus, тайга́, p=tɐjˈɡa; relates to Mongolic and Turkic languages), generally referred to in North America as a boreal forest or snow forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruce ...
).
The source of the Ilesha is located in the north-eastern part of Verkhnetoyemsky District. The Ilesha initially flows to the south-east, enters briefly Udorsky District, turns south, enters briefly Krasnoborsky District, and then turns south-west and reenters Verkhnetoyemsky District. Upstream of the mouth of the Pinegskaya Yentala the Ilesha is also known as the Malaya Ilesha, which means ''The Lesser Ilesha''. Downstream of the confluence with the Pinegskaya Yentala the Ilesha flows west, and eventually turns north-west. The valley of the Ilesha is very little populated, with the only village of
Krasnaya located in the valley, and a number of alone-standing houses seasonally used by hunters. The village of Ust-Ilesha in the mouth of the river has lost all its population and is currently a ghost village. The mouth of the Ilesha is located upstream from the mouth of the Pinega.
References
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Rivers of Arkhangelsk Oblast
Rivers of the Komi Republic