The Belaya (; , ; tt-Cyrl, Агыйдел ) is a

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. Its source lies in the south-western

Ural Mountains The Ural Mountains ( ; rus, Ура́льские го́ры, r=Uralskiye gory, p=ʊˈralʲskʲɪjə ˈɡorɨ; ba, Урал тауҙары) or simply the Urals, are a mountain range that runs approximately from north to south through western ...

. It is long, and its

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covers .«Река БЕЛАЯ»
Russian State Water Registry Settlements along the Belaya include Beloretsk,

Sterlitamak Sterlitamak ( rus, Стерлитама́к, p=stʲɪrlʲɪtɐˈmak; ba, Стәрлетамаҡ, translit=Stärletamaq; ) is the second largest city in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, located on the left bank of the Belaya River (Kama' ...

Ufa Ufa ( ba, Өфө , Öfö; russian: Уфа́, r=Ufá, p=ʊˈfa) is the largest city and capital city, capital of Bashkortostan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Belaya River (Kama), Belaya and Ufa River, Ufa rivers, in the centre-n ...

(at the

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with the river

), and

Birsk Birsk (russian: Бирск; ba, Бөрө, ''Börö''; tt-Cyrl, Бөре, ''Böre'') is a town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, located on the right bank of the Belaya River, from Ufa, the capital of the republic. Population: Histor ...

. The Belaya flows into the Kama near Neftekamsk.

Tributaries

The largest tributaries of the Belaya are, from source to mouth: * Tirlyan (right) * Nugush (right) * Ashkadar (left) * Kuganak (left) *

Zigan The Zigan ( ba, Егән, ''Yegän''; russian: Зиган), is a river in Bashkortostan, Russia, a right tributary of the Belaya. The river is long, and the area of its drainage basin is .Zilim (right) * Sim (right) * Urshak (left) *

(right) * Dyoma (left) * Chermasan (left) * Bir (right) *

Bystry Tanyp The Bystry Tanyp or Tanyp ( ba, Тере Танып, Етеҙ Танып, ''Tere Tanıp, Eteź Tanıp''; russian: Быстрый Танып), is a river in Bashkortostan and Perm Krai in Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is ...

(right) * Baza (left) *

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(left)

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File:The Belaya River.jpg, The middle Belaya valley File:Капова пещера.jpg, The entrance to the

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File:Набережная реки Белой.jpg, The Belaya River in

Rivers of Bashkortostan {{Russia-river-stub

Tributaries

See also

References

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