The Kazyr () is a river in the

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and

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. At its confluence with the

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, the

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(a right tributary of the

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) is formed. Its name translates from the

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as "savage". The river is long and drains an area of . It is covered by ice from late October to late April. The

Kizir The Kizir () is a right tributary of the Kazyr. It flows through the Eastern Sayan Mountains in the Krasnoyarsk Krai of Russia. Its source is located in the Kryzhin Range. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . The river contains many cataracts ...

is a major tributary.

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Rivers of Krasnoyarsk Krai Rivers of Irkutsk Oblast {{Siberia-river-stub