The Cherek () is a river in

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tributary of the Baksan ( Terek basin).Черек

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The Cherek is long and drains a basin of . The Cherek is formed by the confluence of the Cherek-Balkarsky and Cherek-Khulamsky, both of which originate in the

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s of the northern slopes of the

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, one of them being the Bezengi Glacier. The river

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flows into the Urvan, which is a branch of the Cherek.

Gallery

29 Черекская теснина.JPG, Cherek. July 2009 47 Черекская теснина.JPG, Cherek. July 2009 Cherek 1.JPG, Cherek. July 2009 58 Черекская теснина.JPG, Cherek. July 2009

References

Rivers of Kabardino-Balkaria {{NorthCaucasus-river-stub