| Shagan Шаған | |
|---|---|
 | |
  Mouth location  Shagan (Ural) (Orenburg Oblast) | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Obshchy Syrt |
| Mouth | Ural |
• location | near Oral |
• coordinates | 51°10′33″N 51°20′58″E / 51.17583°N 51.34944°E |
| Length | 264 km (164 mi) |
| Basin size | 7,530 km2 (2,910 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Ural→ Caspian Sea |
The Shagan (Kazakh: Шаған, Shaǵan; Russian: Шаган, romanized: Shagan) is a river in the West Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan, and Orenburg Oblast, Russia.[1]
It is a tributary of the Ural. The river is 264 kilometres (164 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 7,530 square kilometres (2,910 sq mi).[2]
Its name may be derived either from the Tatar word for "maple" or from the Kalmyk for "white". Among the Kazakhs, the river is also known as "Aksu" "White Water".[3][4]
See also
References
- ^ "M-39 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ Чаган (река), Great Soviet Encyclopedia
- ^ Стрельников С. М. (2002). Географические названия Оренбургской области. Топонимический словарь (2-е изд., дополненное и исправленное ed.). Кувандык: Издательство С. М. Стрельникова. p. 159.
- ^ Т. Ф. Слободинская (1999). Географические названия Оренбургской области. Орск.
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