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Dobrush Dobrush ( be, Добруш, , russian: Добруш, pl, Dobrusz) is a town within the Gomel Region of Belarus. It is located on the Iput River. Mentioned for the first time in 1335. Dobruš is governed by a Regional Executive Committee, the ...

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Sozh The Sozh, or Sož ( be, Сож, ; russian: Сож, uk, Сож) is an international river flowing in Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. It is a left bank tributary of the Dnieper. The Sozh passes through Gomel, the second largest city in Belarus. T ...

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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-eigh ...

Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by ...

, length = , source1_elevation = , mouth_elevation = , discharge1_avg = , basin_size = , progression = , extra = The Iput, or Iputs ( be, Іпуць, alternative transliteration ''Ipuć'', ; ) is a river in

Mogilev Mogilev (russian: Могилёв, Mogilyov, ; yi, מאָלעוו, Molev, ) or Mahilyow ( be, Магілёў, Mahilioŭ, ) is a city in eastern Belarus, on the Dnieper River, about from the border with Russia's Smolensk Oblast and from the bor ...

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Gomel Region Gomel Region or Gomel Oblast or Homiel Voblasts ( be, Го́мельская во́бласць, Homielskaja vobłasć, russian: Гомельская область, Gomelskaya oblast) is one of the regions of Belarus. Its administrative center ...

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Smolensk Smolensk ( rus, Смоленск, p=smɐˈlʲensk, a=smolensk_ru.ogg) is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River, west-southwest of Moscow. First mentioned in 863, it is one of the oldest ...

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Bryansk Oblast Bryansk Oblast (russian: Бря́нская о́бласть, ''Bryanskaya oblast''), also known as Bryanshchina (russian: Брянщина, ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Bryansk. As of th ...

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. It is a left tributary of the

. The length of the Iput is . The area of its basin is . It freezes up in late November and stays icebound until late March to early April. Its main tributaries are the Voronitsa and

Unecha Unecha (russian: Уне́ча), a town and the administrative center of Unechsky District in Bryansk Oblast, Russia, stands on the Unecha River (within the Dnieper's basin) southwest of Bryansk, the administrative center of the oblast. Popula ...

. The towns of Surazh and

are located on the Iput. The source of the Iput is in Mogilev Region of Belarus. It flows east and enters Russia, where it makes the border between Shumyachsky and

Yershichsky District Yershichsky District (russian: Ершичский райо́н) is an administrativeResolution #261 and municipalLaw #86-z district (raion), one of the twenty-five in Smolensk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast and borders wi ...

s of Smolensk Oblast. Close to the village of Shadoga it departs of the border and flows southeast, flowing through the selo of

Yershichi Yershichi (russian: Ершичи) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Yershichsky District of Smolensk Oblast, Russia. It is located on the right bank of the Iput River. Population: History Yershichi is known as a vil ...

, and flows south downstream of Yershichi. A stretch of the Iput, flowing southwest, makes a border between Smolensk Oblast (Yershichsky District) and Bryansk Oblast (

Kletnyansky District Kletnyansky District (russian: Клетня́нский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #13-Z and municipalLaw #3-Z district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Bryansk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast. The area o ...

). Downstream of the selo of Korsiki the Iput departs south of the border and flows south through Kletnyansky District, accepts the Nadva from the left, crosses the northern part of

Mglinsky District Mglinsky District (russian: Мгли́нский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #13-Z and municipalLaw #3-Z district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Bryansk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the distri ...

and makes the border between Mglinsky and

Surazhsky District Surazhsky District (russian: Сура́жский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #13-Z and municipalLaw #3-Z district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Bryansk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the distr ...

s. It further flows southwest through Surazhsky District and the town of Surazh and makes the border between Surazhsky and

Klintsovsky District Klintsovsky District (russian: Клинцо́вский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #13-Z and municipalLaw #3-Z district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Bryansk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the ...

s, and further downstream between Gordeyevsky and Klintsovsky Districts. Downstream, it crosses the western part of Klintsovsky District, makes a border between Klintsovsky and

Novozybkovsky District Novozybkovsky District (russian: Новозы́бковский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #13-Z and municipalLaw #3-Z district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Bryansk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast and bord ...

s, crosses Novozybkovsky and

Zlynkovsky District Zlynkovsky District (russian: Злы́нковский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #13-Z and municipalLaw #3-Z district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Bryansk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast. The area of ...

s and flows to Belarus. the mouth of the Iput is in the city of

Gomel Gomel (russian: Гомель, ) or Homiel ( be, Гомель, ) is the administrative centre of Gomel Region and the second-largest city in Belarus with 526,872 inhabitants (2015 census). Etymology There are at least six narratives of the or ...

. A stretch of the Iput west of Klintsy is a protected birds sanctuary.

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