The Shilka (; Evenki: Силькари, Sil'kari; , ''Shilke''; , ''Shilka''; ) is a river in

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, (Dauria) south-eastern

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. It has a length of , and has a

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of .Шилка (река)

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The name derives from Evenki ''shilki'' 'narrow valley.'E.M. Pospelov, ''Geograficheskie nazvaniya mira'' (Moscow: Russkie slovari, 1998), p. 473.

Course

It originates as the

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of the rivers

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and Ingoda. Its confluence with the Argun on the Russia-

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border gives rise to the

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. The river is navigable for its entire length. The town

Sretensk Sretensk ( rus, Сретенск, p=ˈsrʲetʲɪnsk) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town and the administrative center of Sretensky District in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, located on the right bank of the Shilka River (Amur River, ...

lies on the Shilka.

Tributaries

The largest tributaries of the Shilka are, from source to mouth: *

(right) * Ingoda (left) *

Nercha The Nercha (, , ''Nershüü''; , ''Nerchüü'') is a river in Zabaykalsky Krai in Russia, left tributary of the Shilka (Amur The Amur River () or Heilong River ( zh, s=黑龙江) is a perennial river in Northeast Asia, forming the natural ...

(left) * Kuenga (left) *

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(left) *

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(left) * Chyornaya (left)

References

Rivers of Zabaykalsky Krai {{FarEast-Russia-river-stub

Course

Tributaries

See also

References