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Bira (river)

Coordinates: 48°08′58″N 133°17′33″E / 48.1495°N 133.2925°E / 48.1495; 133.2925
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Bira
The Bira in Birobidzhan
Location
CountryRussia
Physical characteristics
Sourceconfluence of Sutara and Kuldur
 • coordinates48°58′48″N 131°41′02″E / 48.98000°N 131.68389°E / 48.98000; 131.68389
MouthAmur
 • coordinates
48°08′58″N 133°17′33″E / 48.1495°N 133.2925°E / 48.1495; 133.2925
Length86 km (53 mi)
Basin size9,580 km2 (3,700 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionAmurSea of Okhotsk

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.

Some of the cities that lie along the river are Birakan, Teploozyorsk, Londoko, Bira, Birobidzhan[2] and Nadezhdinskoye.

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References

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  1. ^ "Река БИРА in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
  2. ^ "Birobidzhan | Russia | Britannica".
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