The Charysh (russian: Чарыш; alt, Чарас, ''Çaras'') is a river in south-western

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, flowing into the left bank of the Ob.Чарыш
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It is long, and has a drainage basin of . Its source is in the Korgon mountains in the

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, then descends into the pre-altaic depression in the Altai Krai, and it flows into the Ob upstream of the regional capital of

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. Its largest tributaries are the Inya, Belaya and Loktevka from the left, and the Maralikha from the right. The main settlements on the Charysh are Ust-Kan, Charyshskoye, Krasnoshchyokovo, Ust-Kalmanka and

Ust-Charyshskaya Pristan Ust-Charyshskaya Pristan (russian: Усть-Чарышская Пристань) is a rural locality (a '' selo''), founded in 1773, and the administrative center of Ust-Pristansky District of Altai Krai Altai Krai (russian: Алта́йск� ...

. Beloglazovo is a village located on the Charysh.

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