The Tobol (russian: Тобол, kk, Тобыл ''Tobyl'') is a river in

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(in

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) and the main (left)

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of the

Irtysh The Irtysh ( otk, 𐰼𐱅𐰾:𐰇𐰏𐰕𐰏, Ertis ügüzüg, mn, Эрчис мөрөн, ''Erchis mörön'', "erchleh", "twirl"; russian: Иртыш; kk, Ертіс, Ertis, ; Chinese: 额尔齐斯河, pinyin: ''É'ěrqísī hé'', Xiao'erj ...

. Its length is , and the area of its

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History

The Tobol River was one of the four important rivers of the

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. In 1428 the khan was killed in a battle with the forces of

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at the Battle of Tobol. In the 16th century, the Tobol was the eastern terminus of the portage route leading westward to the rivers

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Cities and towns on the Tobol

Lisakovsk Lisakovsk is a city in Kostanay Region of northwestern Kazakhstan. It's located about 105 km SW of the regional capital city Kostanay on the right bank of the Tobol River (a tributary of the Irtysh River). Population: History The city owes it ...

in Kazakhstan * Rudni in Kazakhstan *

Kostanay Kostanay ( kz, Қостанай, Qostanai ) is a city located on the Tobol River in northern Kazakhstan. It was known as Nikolayevsk (russian: Николаевск) until 1895 and then as Kustanay (russian: Кустанай) until 1997. Kostanay ...

(formerly Nikolaevsk) in Kazakhstan *

Kurgan A kurgan is a type of tumulus constructed over a grave, often characterized by containing a single human body along with grave vessels, weapons and horses. Originally in use on the Pontic–Caspian steppe, kurgans spread into much of Central Asi ...

in the Russian Federation *

Yalutorovsk Yalutorovsk (russian: Ялу́торовск) is a town in Tyumen Oblast, Russia, located on the Tobol River southeast of Tyumen. Population: History It was founded in 1659 as the settlement of Yalutorovsky () and was granted town status in 17 ...

in the Russian Federation *

Tobolsk Tobolsk (russian: Тобо́льск) is a town in Tyumen Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Tobol and Irtysh rivers. Founded in 1590, Tobolsk is the second-oldest Russian settlement east of the Ural Mountains in Asian Russia, and i ...

in the Russian Federation, where the Tobol joins the Irtysh

Main tributaries

The largest tributaries of the Tobol are, from source to mouth: * Syntasty (left) * Ayat (left) * Uy (left) *

Ubagan The Ubagan ( kk, Обаған ''Obağan''; russian: Убаган) is a river of Kazakhstan and Russia, a right tributary of the Tobol. It has a length of , and a catchment area of , with water supplied by melting snow. In the summer the water is b ...

(right) * Iset (left) * Tura (left) *

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(left)

References

Rivers of Kazakhstan Rivers of Kurgan Oblast Rivers of Tyumen Oblast {{Russia-river-stub