Bira (river)
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The Bira (Russian: Бира) is a river in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia. The name derives from the Jurchen and Manchu word bira meaning "river". It is 261 kilometres (162 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 9,580 square kilometres (3,700 sq mi).[1] It is one of the largest, left tributaries of the Amur.
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Bira | |
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Location | |
Country | Russia |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | confluence of Sutara and Kuldur |
• coordinates | 48°58′48″N 131°41′02″E |
Mouth | Amur |
• coordinates | 48.1495°N 133.2925°E / 48.1495; 133.2925 |
Length | 86 km (53 mi) |
Basin size | 9,580 km2 (3,700 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Amur→ Sea of Okhotsk |
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Some of the cities that lie along the river are Birakan, Teploozyorsk, Londoko, Bira, Birobidzhan[2] and Nadezhdinskoye.