The Laba (russian: Лаба;
Circassian: Лабэжъ ''Labez̄'') is a river in
Krasnodar Krai
Krasnodar Krai (russian: Краснода́рский край, r=Krasnodarsky kray, p=krəsnɐˈdarskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), located in the North Caucasus region in Southern Russia and administratively a part of t ...
and
Adygea
The Republic of Adygea (; russian: Республика Адыгея, Respublika Adygeya, p=ɐdɨˈɡʲejə; ady, Адыгэ Республик, ''Adıgə Respublik''), also known as the Adyghe Republic, is a republic of Russia. It is situated ...
of
European Russia
European Russia (russian: Европейская Россия, russian: европейская часть России, label=none) is the western and most populated part of Russia. It is geographically situated in Europe, as opposed to the cou ...
. It is a left tributary of the
Kuban
Kuban (Russian language, Russian and Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: Кубань; ady, Пшызэ) is a historical and geographical region of Southern Russia surrounding the Kuban River, on the Black Sea between the Pontic–Caspian steppe, ...
, which it joins at
Ust-Labinsk. It is formed by the confluence of the
Bolshaya Laba
The Bolshaya Laba (russian: Большая Лаба; ady, Лабэшхуэ, ''Labešxwe'', ), or Great Laba, is a river in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia. From the confluence
In geography, a confluence (also: ''conflux'') occurs wher ...
and the Malaya Laba (Малая Лаба; Лабэжьый ''Labez̄yj''). It is used for irrigation and
log driving. It is also suitable for
rafting. It is long ( including the Bolshaya Laba), and has a drainage basin of .
Its main tributaries are, from source to mouth, Malaya Laba (left),
Khodz (left),
Chokhrak
The Chokhrak (russian: Чохрак) is a river of southwest Russia, a left tributary of the Laba. It flows through the Republic of Adygea
The Republic of Adygea (; russian: Республика Адыгея, Respublika Adygeya, p=ɐdɨˈɡʲe ...
(left), Chamlyk (right),
Fars (left), Ulka (left), Giaga (left) and Psenafa (left).
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Rivers of Adygea
Rivers of Krasnodar Krai
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