Length 680 km Country Russia | Mouth Yenisei River Cities Kyzyl | |
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- right Sharga River, Tengis River - location Khoridol Saridag mountains Source Khoridol Saridag mountains |
Little Yenisei River (Russian: Малый Енисей) a river in northern Mongolia and in Tuva. It is part of the Yenisei's drainage basin. It flows through the Darkhad Valley in northwestern Khövsgöl aimag, Mongolia and then westward through the Ulaan Taiga Mountain range to Russia. There it is joined by the Büsein River and Bilin Rivers to form the Kyzyl-Khem. Of its 680 km length, 298 are in Mongolia. A bridge has been erected near Renchinlkhümbe sum center.
Map of MalyyEnisey r., Tuva, Russia
Originated in northern Mongolia, called Shishged Gol (Mongolian: Шишгэд гол; Russian: Шишхид-Гол). First, under the name of the Kyzyl-Khem (Russian: Кызыл-Хем, Tuvan: Кызыл-Хем - red river) and then Ka-Khem (Russian: Ка-Хем, Tuvan: Каа-Хем - little river) continues in Tuva (Russia).
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