Bolshoy Zelenchuk
River in the North Caucasus, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bolshoy Zelenchuk (Russian: Большой Зеленчук, Abaza: Йынджьыгь-Ду, Adyghe: Инжыджышхуэ, Karachay-Balkar: Уллу Инджик, romanized: Ullu İncik, Nogai: Уьйкен Йилиншик, romanized: Üyken Yilinşik) is a river in the North Caucasus, Russia. It is a left tributary of the Kuban into which it flows at Nevinnomyssk. It is 158 kilometres (98 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 2,730 square kilometres (1,050 sq mi).[1] The river is where the Zelenchuk inscription was found, which is considered the most famous written inscription for the Alanic language.
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Kuban |
• coordinates | 44.6269°N 41.9336°E |
| Length | 158 km (98 mi) |
| Basin size | 2,730 km2 (1,050 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Kuban→ Sea of Azov |
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