The Tobol (russian: Тобол, kk, Тобыл ''Tobyl'', sty, Тубыл ''Tubyl'') is a river in

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of the Irtysh. Its length is , and the area of its

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History

The Tobol River was one of the four important rivers of the Siberia Khanate. In 1428 the khan was killed in a battle with the forces of Abu'l-Khayr Khan at the Battle of Tobol. In the 16th century, the Tobol was the eastern terminus of the portage route leading westward to the rivers

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Cities and towns on the Tobol

Lisakovsk Lisakovsk is a city in Kostanay Region of northwestern Kazakhstan. It's located about 105 km SW of the regional capital city Kostanay on the right bank of the Tobol River (a tributary of the Irtysh River). Population: History The city owes it ...

in Kazakhstan *

Rudni Rudny ( Kazakh Рудный, ''Rudnyi'') a city on the Tobol River in Kostanay Region of Kazakhstan. It appeared in 1957 in connection with the development of iron ore deposits, the construction Sokolovsko-Sarbai mining, and processing enterprise. ...

in Kazakhstan * Kostanay (formerly Nikolaevsk) in Kazakhstan * Kurgan in the Russian Federation *

Yalutorovsk Yalutorovsk (russian: Ялу́торовск) is a town in Tyumen Oblast, Russia, located on the Tobol River southeast of Tyumen. Population: History It was founded in 1659 as the settlement of Yalutorovsky () and was granted town status in 17 ...

in the Russian Federation *

Tobolsk Tobolsk (russian: Тобо́льск) is a town in Tyumen Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Tobol and Irtysh rivers. Founded in 1590, Tobolsk is the second-oldest Russian settlement east of the Ural Mountains in Asian Russia, and i ...

in the Russian Federation, where the Tobol joins the Irtysh

Main tributaries

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

Syntasty The Syntasty ( kk, Сынтасты, ''Syntasty''; russian: Синташта, ''Sintashta''), in its lower course Zhelkuar (russian: Желкуар), is a river of Kazakhstan (Kostanay Region) and Russia (Chelyabinsk Oblast). It is a left tributary ...

(left) * Ayat (left) * Uy (left) *

Ubagan The Ubagan ( kk, Обаған ''Obağan''; russian: Убаган) is a river of Kazakhstan and Russia, a right tributary of the Tobol. It has a length of , and a catchment area of , with water supplied by melting snow. In the summer the water is b ...

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References

Rivers of Kazakhstan Rivers of Kurgan Oblast Rivers of Tyumen Oblast {{Russia-river-stub