The Ik (; tt-Cyrl, Ык, ''Iq''; , ''Iq'') is a river in
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...
that flows north to the
Kama
''Kama'' (Sanskrit ) means "desire, wish, longing" in Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, and Sikh literature.Monier Williamsकाम, kāmaMonier-Williams Sanskrit English Dictionary, pp 271, see 3rd column Kama often connotes sensual pleasure, sexual ...
. It flows through the Republics of
Bashkortostan
The Republic of Bashkortostan or Bashkortostan ( ba, Башҡортостан Республикаһы, Bashqortostan Respublikahy; russian: Республика Башкортостан, Respublika Bashkortostan),; russian: Респу́блик ...
and
Tatarstan
The Republic of Tatarstan (russian: Республика Татарстан, Respublika Tatarstan, p=rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə tətɐrˈstan; tt-Cyrl, Татарстан Республикасы), or simply Tatarstan (russian: Татарстан, tt ...
and through
Orenburg Oblast. The left tributaries are
Mellya,
Menzelya
The Menzelya (russian: Мензеля; tt-Cyrl, Минзәлә, ''Minzälä'') is a river in Tatarstan, Russian Federation, a former left-bank tributary of the river Ik, which flows into the Nizhnekamsk Reservoir. It is long, and its drainage b ...
,
Dymka, and the right tributary is
Usen. It is long, and its
drainage basin
A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ...
covers .
[«Река Ик (Большой Ик)»]
Russian State Water Registry
The time difference between
Bavly
Bavly (russian: Бавлы́; tt-Cyrl, Баулы) is a town in the Tatarstan, Russia, located on the Bavly River ( Ik's tributary), southeast of Kazan. Population:
History
It was founded in 1755, granted urban-type settlement status in 1950, ...
in Tatarstan and
Oktyabrsky in Bashkortostan is two hours (Tatarstan uses
Moscow Time
Moscow Time (MSK, russian: моско́вское вре́мя) is the time zone for the city of Moscow, Russia, and most of western Russia, including Saint Petersburg. It is the second-westernmost of the eleven time zones of Russia. It has b ...
and Bashkortostan uses
Yekaterinburg Time
Yekaterinburg Time (YEKT) is the time zone five hours ahead of UTC ( UTC+05:00) and 2 hours ahead of Moscow Time (MSK+2).
In 2011, Russia moved to year-round daylight saving time. Instead of switching between UTC+05:00 in winter and UTC+06:0 ...
). Therefore, the bridge through Ik (river-border) is jokingly called "the longest bridge in the world".
The longest bridge in the world.
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References
Rivers of Bashkortostan
Rivers of Tatarstan
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