Sok River
Encyclopedia
Sok is a river in Samara
and Orenburg Oblast
s, Russia
, a left tributary of the Volga River
. It flows southwest to meet the Samara Bend
of the Volga near Sokolyi Mountains, north of the city of Samara
. The major tributary is Kondurcha River
.
Samara Oblast
Samara Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Samara. Population: In 1936–1990, it was known as Kuybyshev Oblast , after the Soviet name of Samara .-Demographics:Population:...
and Orenburg Oblast
Orenburg Oblast
Orenburg Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Orenburg. From 1938 to 1957, it bore the name Chkalov Oblast in honor of Valery Chkalov...
s, 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...
, a left tributary of the Volga River
Volga River
The Volga is the largest river in Europe in terms of length, discharge, and watershed. It flows through central Russia, and is widely viewed as the national river of Russia. Out of the twenty largest cities of Russia, eleven, including the capital Moscow, are situated in the Volga's drainage...
. It flows southwest to meet the Samara Bend
Samara bend
The Samara bend is a large hairpin bend of the middle Volga River at the confluence of the Samara River . It is situated in Samara Oblast, Volga Federal District of Russia....
of the Volga near Sokolyi Mountains, north of the city of Samara
Samara, Russia
Samara , is the sixth largest city in Russia. It is situated in the southeastern part of European Russia at the confluence of the Volga and Samara Rivers. Samara is the administrative center of Samara Oblast. Population: . The metropolitan area of Samara-Tolyatti-Syzran within Samara Oblast...
. The major tributary is Kondurcha River
Kondurcha River
The Kondurcha is a river in Samara Oblast and Tatarstan, Russian Federation, a right-bank tributary of the Sok River. Its length is 294 km and its drainage basin is 4,360 km². It origins in Samara Oblast and falls to the Sok in Samara Oblast.Major tributaries are Shlama, Lipovka Rivers. The...
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