The Ptsich, or Pcič official transliteration ( be, Пціч, ) is a river in

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. It flows south through

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 ...

, taking its source near

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, and draining into the Pripyat, being its left tributary. It is long, and has a drainage basin of .Птичь

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Its biggest tributary is the Aresa.

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Rivers of Gomel Region Rivers of Mogilev Region Rivers of Minsk Region Rivers of Belarus {{Belarus-river-stub