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The Little Yenisey (russian: Малый Енисей ''Maly Yenisey'') a river in northern Малый Енисей
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and in Tuva
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, Russia
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. At its confluence with the Great Yenisey
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in Kyzyl
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History
The city was founded in 1 ...
(Tuva), the Yenisey
The Yenisey (russian: Енисе́й, ''Yeniséy''; mn, Горлог мөрөн, ''Gorlog mörön''; Buryat: Горлог мүрэн, ''Gorlog müren''; Tuvan: Улуг-Хем, ''Uluğ-Hem''; Khakas: Ким суғ, ''Kim suğ''; Ket: Ӄук ...
is formed. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . It rises in the Darkhad Valley
The Darkhad Valley ( mn, Дархадын хотгор, transl.: ''Darhadyn hotgor'') is a large valley in northwestern Khövsgöl aimag, Mongolia. It is situated between the Ulaan Taiga and Khoridol Saridag ranges at an altitude of about 16 ...
in northwestern Khövsgöl aimag, Mongolia
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under the name Shishged Gol ( mn, Шишгэд гол; russian: Шишхид-Гол). Within Tuva it is called Kyzyl-Khem ( tyv, Кызыл-Хем - red river) and then Kaa-Khem ( tyv, Каа-Хем - little river) or ''Maly Yenisey''.Great Soviet Encyclopedia
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In the Darkhad Valley, it receives its tributaries Sharga and Tengis. It flows westward through the Ulaan Taiga Mountain range to Russia
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. There it is joined by the Busiyn-Gol, the Belin and the Balyktyg-Khem. Of its 563 km length, 298 are in Mongolia. A bridge has been erected near Renchinlkhümbe sum center.
References
See also
*List of rivers of Mongolia
This is a list of notable rivers of Mongolia, arranged geographically by river basin.
The Mongolian words for river are ''gol'' (') and ''mörön'' ('), with the latter usually used for larger rivers. The Mongolian names also occasionally have ...
*List of rivers of Russia
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Khövsgöl Province
International rivers of Asia
Rivers of Mongolia
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Rivers of Kyzyl
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