The Nara (russian: Нара) is a
river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of w ...
in the
Moscow Oblast and
Kaluga Oblast
Kaluga Oblast (russian: Калу́жская о́бласть, translit=Kaluzhskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Kaluga. The 2021 Russian Census found a population of 1,069,904.
G ...
in
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...
. It is a left
tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drai ...
of the
Oka. The length of the river is . The area of its
basin is .
[«Река НАРА»]
Russian State Water Registry The Nara freezes up in November–December and stays under the ice until April. The cities of
Naro-Fominsk and
Serpukhov are located on the Nara River.
Etymologically, the name ''Nara'' is of
Baltic origin, a
cognate of the
Lithuanian ''nerti'' generally meaning "to dive, swim downstream" as well as "to net,
crochet". This is because the area around its course was once inhabited by
Eastern Galindians (
Russian
Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including:
*Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
: ''Goliadj'', ''голядь''), a
Baltic tribe.
References
Rivers of Kaluga Oblast
Rivers of Moscow Oblast
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