The Kura (russian: Кура) is a
river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...
in
Stavropol Krai
Stavropol Krai (russian: Ставропо́льский край, r=Stavropolsky kray, p=stəvrɐˈpolʲskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject (a Krais of Russia, krai) of Russia. It is geographically located in the North ...
,
Russia
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. The river is approximately 150 km long.
[P. Magarita]
Fishing in the Stavropol's Kura river.
/ref> It flows from North Caucasus
The North Caucasus, ( ady, Темыр Къафкъас, Temır Qafqas; kbd, Ишхъэрэ Къаукъаз, İṩxhərə Qauqaz; ce, Къилбаседа Кавказ, Q̇ilbaseda Kavkaz; , os, Цӕгат Кавказ, Cægat Kavkaz, inh, ...
and ends in the Nogai Steppe Nogai may refer to:
* Nogai Khan, a de facto ruler of the Golden Horde
* Nogai Horde, a Turkic state which split from the Golden Horde in late 15th century
* Nogais, a Turkic people
* Nogai language, the language spoken by the Nogais
* Nogai steppe ...
where it drains into the ground. Novopavlovsk
Novopavlovsk (russian: Новопа́вловск) is a town and the administrative center of Kirovsky District in Stavropol Krai, Russia, located on the left bank of the Kura River. Population:
History
It was founded in 1777.
Administrative a ...
, a town of 23,235 founded in 1777, is located on the left bank of the river.
References
Rivers of Stavropol Krai
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