The Tes River (
Mongolian: Тэс гол; tyv, Тес-Хем; zh, 特斯河, 特斯高勒) is a river in northwestern
Mongolia
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and southern
Tuva
Tuva (; russian: Тува́) or Tyva ( tyv, Тыва), officially the Republic of Tuva (russian: Респу́блика Тыва́, r=Respublika Tyva, p=rʲɪˈspublʲɪkə tɨˈva; tyv, Тыва Республика, translit=Tyva Respublika ...
,
Russia
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. Its spring is in
Tsagaan-Uul sum in
Khövsgöl. The river then flows through
Zavkhan (
Mongolia
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),
Tuva
Tuva (; russian: Тува́) or Tyva ( tyv, Тыва), officially the Republic of Tuva (russian: Респу́блика Тыва́, r=Respublika Tyva, p=rʲɪˈspublʲɪkə tɨˈva; tyv, Тыва Республика, translit=Tyva Respublika ...
(
Russia
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), next back to
Uvs
Uvs (; mn, Увс аймаг, Uws aimag, ; xal, Увс әәмг, Uws äämg, ), is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. It is located in the west of the country, away from the national capital Ulaanbaatar. Its capital is Ulaangom whi ...
(
Mongolia
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) before entering
Uvs Lake
Uvs Lake ( mn, Увс нуур, Uws nuur, ; russian: Озеро Убсу-Нур, Ozero Ubsu-Nur; zh, 乌布苏湖, wū bù sū hú, pinyin: ''Wū Bù Sū hú'') is a highly saline lake in an endorheic basin—Uvs Nuur Basin in Mongolia with a s ...
. While in Khövsgöl, there is a wooden bridge near
Tsetserleg Tsetserleg ( mn, Цэцэрлэг, ''garden'') may signify:
* Tsetserleg (city), the capital of Arkhangai aimag in Mongolia
* two sums (districts) in different aimags of Mongolia:
** Tsetserleg, Arkhangai
** Tsetserleg, Khövsgöl
Tsetserleg ( mn, ...
and a concrete bridge near
Bayantes on the road to
Kyzyl
Kyzyl (; Tuvan and russian: Кызыл; , ) is the capital city of the republic of Tuva, Russia. The name of the city means "red" or "crimson" in Tuvan (and in many other Turkic languages). Its population was
History
The city was founded in 1 ...
, Russia.
The Tes River is primary source of the Uvs Lake. A large section of the river, from where it enters the Uvs Province to its mound in the lake, is included in the
Uvs Nuur Basin
Uvs Lake Basin (also Uvs Nuur Basin or Ubs Nuur Basin; mn, Увс нуурын хотгор, Uws nuuriin hotgor) is an endorheic basin located on the territorial border of Mongolia and Tuva, a republic of the Russian Federation. The basin is part ...
UNESCO
World Heritage Site
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.
Uvs Nuur Basin (769rev)
at UNESCO
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website.
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 ...
Rivers of Mongolia
Rivers of Tuva
International rivers of Asia
Khövsgöl Province
Endorheic basins of Asia
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