The Malka (), also known as Balyksu (), is a river in

Kabardino-Balkaria The Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (russian: Кабарди́но-Балка́рская Респу́блика, ''Kabardino-Balkarskaya Respublika''; kbd, Къэбэрдей-Балъкъэр Республикэ, ''Ķêbêrdej-Baĺķêr Respublik� ...

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, which forms the northwest part of the Terek basin.Малка

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It is long, and its

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covers . The Malka originates in the

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s on the northern slopes of

Mount Elbrus Mount Elbrus ( rus, links=no, Эльбрус, r=Elbrus, p=ɪlʲˈbrus; kbd, Ӏуащхьэмахуэ, 'uaşhəmaxuə; krc, Минги тау, Mingi Taw) is the highest and most prominent peak in Russia and Europe. It is situated in the we ...

, flows north and then east. Near the point where it joins the great northwest bend of the Terek it receives several northeast-flowing rivers such as the Baksan. The town of

Prokhladny Prokhladny (russian: Прохла́дный; masculine), Prokhladnaya (; feminine), or Prokhladnoye (; neuter) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia. ;Urban localities *Prokhladny, Kabardino-Balkar Republic, a town in the Kabardino ...

is along the Malka.

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Rivers of Kabardino-Balkaria {{Russia-river-stub 26/10/1942-1943 Germans crossed the River Mlaka, near Nalchik and Malchik to get to Grozny, "The Terrible"