The Gazimur (, also ''Gasimur'' or ''Bolshoy Gazimur''
) is a river of
Zabaykalsky Krai
Zabaykalsky Krai is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (a krai), located in the Russian Far East. Its administrative center is Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai, Chita. As of the Russian Census (2010), 2010 Census, the population was ...
, Siberia, eastern Russia, a left tributary of the
Argun.
With a length of and a basin area of ,
the Gazimur is one of the major East Transbaikalian rivers. It originates in the north-west ridge of
Nerchinsk
Nerchinsk (; , ''Nershüü''; , ''Nerchüü''; mnc, m=, v=Nibcu, a=Nibqu) is a town and the administrative center of Nerchinsky District in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, located on the left bank of the Nercha River, above its confluence with th ...
. It flows generally from the south-west to north-east. The banks are typically steep, overgrown with bushes. The Gazimur typically has a shallow, rocky bottom, and clear water. It freezes at the beginning of November and thaws in early May.
Gazimursky Zavod
Gazimursky Zavod () is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Gazimuro-Zavodsky District of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia,Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities of Zabaykalsky Krai located ...
is located on the bank of the river.
In the early 1720s, the basin was explored for deposits of silver.
References
Rivers of Zabaykalsky Krai
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