The Zelter River or Zheltura ( mn, Зэлтэрийн гол, ; russian: Желтура́) is a river in northern
Mongolia
Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 million, ...
and
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...
.
It starts in
Selenge sum of
Bulgan aimag
Bulgan ( mn, Булган) is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia, located in northern Mongolia. Its capital is also named Bulgan.
Geography
The aimag is surrounded by Russia ( Buryatia) in the north, the aimags Khövsgöl in the n ...
at the confluence of smaller rivers, and runs in a north-eastern direction, largely parallel to the Russian border.
At the sum center of
Tüshig sum in
Selenge aimag it turns north and crosses the border into the
Dzhidinsky District
Dzhidinsky District (russian: Джиди́нский райо́н; bua, Зэдын аймаг, ''Zedyn aimag'') is an administrativeResolution #431 and municipalLaw #985-III district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Republic of Buryatia, R ...
of the
Republic of Buryatia
Buryatia, officially the Republic of Buryatia (russian: Республика Бурятия, r=Respublika Buryatiya, p=rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə bʊˈrʲætʲɪjə; bua, Буряад Улас, Buryaad Ulas, , mn, Буриад Улс, Buriad Uls), is ...
in Russia. There it discharges into the
Dzhida River
The Dzhida (russian: Джида) is a river in the south of Buryatia, Russia, a left tributary of the Selenga. It is long, and has a drainage basin of .
Geography
One of the largest rivers of Buryatia originates in the extreme west of the K ...
after a short distance, next to the village
Zheltura
Zheltura (russian: Желтура; bua, Зэлтэр, ''Zelter'') is a rural locality (a selo) in Dzhidinsky District, Republic of Buryatia
Buryatia, officially the Republic of Buryatia (russian: Республика Бурятия, r=Respubli ...
.
References
Rivers of Mongolia
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