The Tikyan (; ) is a river in the

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. It is one of the northernmost tributaries of the

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. The river has a length of and a

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area of . The river flows north of the

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across desolate areas of

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. The nearest inhabited place is Kyusyur, located on the banks of the Lena, about northeast of its mouth.

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The Tikyan is a right

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of the Lena. It originates on the western flank of the northern end of the

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system. It flows roughly northwestwards, parallel to the Byosyuke. After leaving the mountain area, it bends to the NNW and forms

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s within a

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. In its final stretch it bends westwards and joins the right bank of the Lena from its mouth.

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The longest tributaries of the Tikyan are the long Abalakhaan from the left and the long Kyundyukeen from the right.

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