The Kyma (russian: Кыма) is a river in

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in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Mezen. It is long, and the area of its basin . The main tributaries of the Kyma are the Cholus (left), the Sezya (left), the Lopiya (right), and the

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(left). The river basin of the Kyma comprises vast areas in the eastern part of Leshukonsky District, as well as some areas in the south-eastern part of Mezensky District. The source of the Kuma is located in the

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, close to the border with the Komi Republic and also close to the source of the

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, another major tributary of the Mezen. The Kyma initially flows in the north-western direction and eventually turns south-west, flowing through the hilly landscape. The valley of the Kyma is essentially unpopulated. There is a village of Zhitel in the lower course, and the villages of Chukhari and Ust-Kyma in the mouth of the river.

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*{{cite web, url=http://textual.ru/gvr/index.php?card=162211, script-title=ru:Река Кыма (Кымь), publisher=State Water Register of Russia, language=Russian, accessdate=10 August 2011 Rivers of Arkhangelsk Oblast