The Dzhardzhan (; ) is a river in the
Sakha Republic
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(Yakutia),
Russia
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. It is one of the northern tributaries of the
Lena
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. The river has a length of — from the source of the Siekotendzha— and a
drainage basin
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area of .
The river flows north of the
Arctic Circle
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across the desolate territory of
Zhigansky District
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.
Dzhardzhan village, the formerly only inhabited place in the area, is located on the banks of the Lena, close to its mouth. There is an
automatic weather station
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and oil storage tanks in the abandoned settlement.
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Course
The Dzhardzhan is a right tributary
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of the Lena. It has its origin on the western flank of the Orulgan Range
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system, being formed at the confluence of the Malyr-Yuryage and Siekotendzha rivers. It flows roughly westwards, cutting across the Dzhardzhan Range
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Geography
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in its upper course and descending into a floodplain
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in its middle course. Towards the end the Dzhardzhan bends sharply southwestwards and southwards, joining the right bank of the Lena from its mouth.Google Earth
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See also
*List of rivers of Russia
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References
External links
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Rivers of the Sakha Republic
Verkhoyansk Range
Central Yakutian Lowland