The Ryta () is a river in

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, a left tributary of the

Mukhavets The Mukhavets ( ; , ) is a river in western Belarus. A tributary of the Bug River, the Mukhavets rises in Pruzhany, Belarus, where the Mukha river and the canal converge, flows through south-western Belarus and merges with the Bug River in B ...

Etymology

Possible etymology, the name of the river Ryta derived from Lithuanian/Baltic word "rytas", meaning "morning". Previously, the source of the river was Lake Krymne () in the Volyn region of

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; however, after reclamation work, the source of the river is now located at the village of Sushytnitsa. The river flows through the territory of the

Malorita Malaryta or Malorita is a town in Brest Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative centre of Malaryta District. The name of the city comes from the Ryta River. As of 2025, it has a population of 12,593. History Within the Grand Duchy o ...

, Brest and

Zhabinka Zhabinka is a town in Brest Region, in south-western Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Zhabinka District. As of 2025, it has a population of 14,497. History Within the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Zhabinka was a part of Brest Li ...

districts of the Brest region. The length is 62 km, the basin area is 1730 km². It discharges into the

near the village of Lytvyny. Part of the flow goes to Lukovskoe reservoir. The main tributary is

. A drain of many ameliorative canals also occurs in the river. Rivers of Brest region Rivers of Belarus {{Belarus-river-stub