Sura is a river

River

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 in Russia

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, a right 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 through Penza Oblast

Penza Oblast

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, Mordovia

Mordovia

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, Ulyanovsk Oblast

Ulyanovsk Oblast

Ulyanovsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . It is located in the Volga Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Ulyanovsk...

, Chuvashia and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

Nizhny Novgorod Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Nizhny Novgorod. Population: The oblast is crossed by the Volga River. Apart from Nizhny Novgorod's metropolitan area, the biggest city is Arzamas...

. Its length is 841 km, it is navigable for 394 km from the mouth.

The city of Penza

Penza

-Honors:A minor planet, 3189 Penza, discovered by Soviet astronomer Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh in 1978, is named after the city.-Notable residents:...

, and smaller towns Alatyr

Alatyr (town)

Alatyr is a town in the Chuvash Republic, Russia, located on the Sura River at its confluence with the Alatyr River. Population: 43,161 ; 43,000 ....

, Shumerlya

Shumerlya

Shumerlya is a town in the Chuvash Republic, Russia, located on the right bank of the Sura River on the Nizhny Novgorod–Ulyanovsk highway. Population: 35,000 ....

, Yadrin

Yadrin

Yadrin is a town and the administrative center of Yadrinsky District of the Chuvash Republic, Russia, located on the left bank of the Sura River, southwest of Cheboksary. Population:...

 lie along the Sura. At the confluence with the Volga there is a settlement of Vasilsursk

Vasilsursk

Vasilsursk is an urban locality in Vorotynsky District of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Sura River, not far from its fall into the Volga. Population:...

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The principal confluents of the Sura are Penza River, Pyana River

Pyana River

Pyana is a river in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast and the Republic of Mordovia, Russia. It is a tributary of the Sura River.-History and etymology:...

 and Alatyr River

Alatyr River

Alatyr River is a river in Mordovia in Russia, Sura's left tributary. The length of the river is 296 km. The area of its basin is 11,200 km². The Alatyr freezes up in November and stays icebound until April. The towns of Ardatov and Alatyr Mordvin name Rator Osh, are located on the Alatyr River....

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