The Sabun (russian: Сабун) is a river in the
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug–Yugra (Russian and Mansi: Ханты-Мансийский автономный округ — Югра, ''Khanty-Mansiysky avtonomny okrug — Yugra;'' Khanty: Хӑнты-Мансийской Aвтономной ...
in Russia. It is a
right-hand tributary of the westward-flowing
Vakh
The Vakh () is a river in Khanty–Mansia, Russia. It is a right tributary of the Ob. The Vakh is long with a basin area of .
The river is a status B Ramsar wetland, nominated for designation as a Wetland of International Importance in 2000. ...
, which it enters from the north. It is long, and has a drainage basin of .
Environment
The interfluvial area between the
Kolikyogan
The Kolikyogan (russian: Коликъёган,string bog
A string bog or string mire is a bog consisting of slightly elevated ridges and islands, with woody plants, alternating with flat, wet sedge mat areas. String bogs occur on slightly sloping surfaces, with the ridges at right angles to the directio ...
s covering . It is a status B
Ramsar wetland
The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of Ramsar sites (wetlands). It is also known as the Convention on Wetlands. It i ...
, nominated for designation as a Wetland of International Importance in 2000.
Marten
A marten is a weasel-like mammal in the genus ''Martes'' within the subfamily Guloninae, in the family Mustelidae. They have bushy tails and large paws with partially retractile claws. The fur varies from yellowish to dark brown, depending on t ...
s are found throughout the Sabun valley, as well as
sable
The sable (''Martes zibellina'') is a species of marten, a small omnivorous mammal primarily inhabiting the forest environments of Russia, from the Ural Mountains throughout Siberia, and northern Mongolia. Its habitat also borders eastern Kaza ...
s and ''kidas'', crosses between sables and martens.
History
In the early 1940s the inhabitants of the upper reaches of the
Tolka, to the north, were resettled by the Soviet authorities in the Sabun basin after their
shaman
Shamanism is a religious practice that involves a practitioner (shaman) interacting with what they believe to be a spirit world through altered states of consciousness, such as trance. The goal of this is usually to direct spirits or spiritu ...
s had been arrested and executed.
They brought their reindeer with them, but the reindeer could not adapt and many died. The people of the community were unable to find food in the new environment, and some starved. They were allowed to return to the Tolka after the war.
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Rivers of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug