The Künes River (, ), generally known in English as the Kunges River (; zh, 巩乃斯河, ), iswith the
Tekes Riverone of the two main tributaries that form the
Ili River in
China
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Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
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It originates in the eastern
Tian Shan
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Geography
The Künes or Kunges River originates in the eastern
Tianshan in the Eren Habirga Mountains and flows from east to west to merge with the Tekes River and form the
Ili. It flows through
glacial
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alpine, and
grassland
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environments, the latter including semi-arid, dry-steppe, steppe, meadow grassland, and mountain meadow.
Tributaries
Main tributaries of the Künes River include:
*Arshan (right)
*Merke (aka Borgustaya) (right)
*Ken-su (aka Naryn gol, Kharkhan) (right)
*Bokchurgan gol (right)
*Turgen (right)
*Tsanma (Tsauman gol) (left)
Settlements
Major settlements located on the Künes River include:
*
Kunes County seat
References
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Rivers of China
Rivers of Xinjiang
Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture