The Künes River ( ug, دەرياسى كۈنەس, Künes deryasi, Künəs dəryasi; zh, c=鞏乃斯河, p=Gǒngnǎisī hé) is a tributary of the river

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in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, that originates in the eastern

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Geography

The Künes River originates in the eastern

in the Eren Habirga Mountains and flows from east to west to merge with the Tekes River and form the

. It flows through glacial,

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, and grassland environments, the latter including semi-arid, dry-steppe, steppe, meadow grassland, and mountain meadow.

Tributaries

Main tributaries of the Künes River include: *Arshan (right) *Merke (aka Borgustaya) (right) *Ken-su (aka Naryn gol, Kharkhan) (right) *Bokchurgan gol (right) *Turgen (right) *Tsanma (Tsauman gol) (left)

Settlements

Major settlements located on the Künes River include: *

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County seat

References

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