Kura River (Russia)
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Kura is a river
in Stavropol Krai
, Russia
. The river is approximately 150 km long. It flows from North Caucasus
and ends in Nogai steppe. Novopavlovsk
, a town of 23,235 founded in 1777, is located on the left bank of the river.
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
in Stavropol Krai
Stavropol Krai
Stavropol Krai is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Stavropol. Population: -Geography:Stavropol Krai encompasses the central part of the Fore-Caucasus and most of the northern slopes of Caucasus Major...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. The river is approximately 150 km long. It flows from North Caucasus
North Caucasus
The North Caucasus is the northern part of the Caucasus region between the Black and Caspian Seas and within European Russia. The term is also used as a synonym for the North Caucasus economic region of Russia....
and ends in Nogai steppe. Novopavlovsk
Novopavlovsk
Novopavlovsk is a town and the administrative center of Kirovsky District of Stavropol Krai, Russia, located on the left bank of the Kura River. Population: It was founded in 1777....
, a town of 23,235 founded in 1777, is located on the left bank of the river.