The Kamyzyak (russian: Камызяк, also: Кизань - ''Kizan'') is a river of

Astrakhan Oblast Astrakhan Oblast (russian: Астраха́нская о́бласть, ''Astrakhanskaya oblast'', , ''Astrakhan oblysy'') is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast) located in southern Russia. Its administrative center ...

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. It is a

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of the

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in the Volga delta in the

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area. It is long.«Водоток рук. Камызяк (рук. Кизань, рук. Тизань)»
Russian State Water Registry The city of

Kamyzyak Kamyzyak (russian: Камызя́к; kk, Құмөзек, ''Qumózek'') is a town and the administrative center of Kamyzyaksky District in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia, located on the Kamyzyak River (a branch in the river delta, delta of the Volga ...

lies on its banks.

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