The Tyukyan (; ''Tüükeen'') is a river in the Republic of Sakha in

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. It is a left hand tributary of the

Vilyuy The Vilyuy ( rus, Вилю́й, p=vʲɪˈlʲʉj; , ''Bülüü'', ) is a river in Russia, the longest tributary of the Lena (river), Lena. About long, it flows mostly within the Sakha Republic. Its basin covers about . History The river is first ...

, and is long, with a

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of . There are no permanent settlements by the river, but its source lies close to Eyik village in

Olenyoksky District Olenyoksky District (; , ''Ölöön uluuha'', ), or Olenyoksky-Evenki National District, is an administrativeConstitution of the Sakha Republic and municipalLaw #172-Z #351-III district (raion, or ''ulus''), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Rep ...

. After flowing across desolate areas it only reaches the inhabited

Verkhnevilyuysky District Verkhnevilyuysky District (; , ''Üöhee Bülüü uluuha'', ) is an administrativeConstitution of the Sakha Republic and municipalLaw #172-Z #351-III district (raion, or ''ulus''), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is locate ...

about upstream from its mouth.

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History

In 1634, Russian

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, headed by Voin Shakhov, established a winter settlement at the

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of the rivers Vilyuy and Tyukyan. This settlement served as the seat of administration of the surrounding area for several decades, after which it was moved to the Yolyonnyokh area down by the Vilyuy River.

Course

The Tyukyan has its source close to the west of lake Eyik, in the eastern part of the

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in a swampy area near the Tyung basin, just south of the

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, at an elevation of about . It flows roughly southeastwards and eastwards. When it reaches the

Central Yakutian Lowland The Central Yakutian LowlandJohn Kimble (ed.), ''Cryosols: Permafrost-Affected Soils'' or the Central Yakutian Lowlands (; ), also known as the Central Yakut Plain or the Vilyuy Lowland, is a low alluvial plain in Siberia, Russia. Administrati ...

it begins to

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strongly among swamps and small lakes, flowing roughly southwards, until it meets the left bank of the Vilyuy near

Verkhnevilyuysk __NOTOC__ Verkhnevilyuysk (; , ''Üöhee Bülüü'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Verkhnevilyuysky District of Sakha Republic, Russia. Its population as of the 2010 Census was 6,457,Sakha Republic Territoria ...

. There are numerous

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s in the lower Tyukyan river basin. The main tributaries of the Tyukyan are the long Tenkelyakh (Тэнкэлээх) and the Chilii (Чилии) from the right. The Tyukyan freezes between mid October and late May.Nature.ykt
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Rivers of the Sakha Republic Central Yakutian Lowland

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