The Kirzhach (russian: Киржа́ч) is a

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. It is a left

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of the

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is 1770 km².«Река КИРЖАЧ(БОЛЬШОЙ КИРЖАЧ)»
Russian State Water Registry The Kirzhach originates at the confluence of the Bolshoy Kirzhach and the Maly Kirzhach near Ivashevo Village. The river flows from north to south and empties into the Klyazma at Gorodishchi. The Kirzhach is a shallow river with a maximum depth of 4 m and a maximum width of 70 m. It is not navigable for larger vessels, however it is very popular for

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and

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. Its major tributary is the Sheredar. The towns of

Kirzhach Kirzhach (russian: Киржа́ч) is a town and the administrative center of Kirzhachsky District in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, located on the Kirzhach River in the west of the oblast, west of Vladimir and south of Alexandrov. Population: Et ...

and

Gorodishchi Gorodishchi (russian: Городищи) is a rural locality (a village) in Kupriyanovskoye Rural Settlement, Gorokhovetsky District, Vladimir Oblast Vladimir Oblast (russian: Влади́мирская о́бласть, ''Vladimirskaya oblast'') ...

are located on the shores of the Kirzhach. The name is from Mordvin: myv, кяржи, mdf, керш 'left' (sc. tributary).E. M. Pospelov, ''Geograficheskie nazvaniya mira'' (Moscow, 1998), p. 202.

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