Urukh

The Urukh, known as Kharves in its upper reaches, is a river in and , which flows northeast to join the Terek as a left tributary northwest of .
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in North Ossetia and Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia
  • Also known as: Æræf”, “Araf”, “Iræf”, and “Iraf

Places of Interest

Highlights include Murtazovo.

Railway station
is a railway station, which is situated 4 km east of Urukh.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alexandrovskaya and Terek.

Village
is a village, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Urukh.

Town
is a town and the administrative center of Tersky District of the , , located on the right bank of the River, 59 kilometers east of . Population: 19,170 . is situated 4½ km east of Urukh.

Village
is a village, which is situated 6 km east of Urukh.

Urukh

Latitude
43.46932° or 43° 28′ 10″ north
Longitude
44.08697° or 44° 5′ 13″ east
Elevation
259 metres (850 feet)
Open location code
8HM6F39P+PQ
Geo­Names ID
478600
Wiki­data ID
Q2626229
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Urukh” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Ríu Urukh
  • Azerbaijani: Urux (çay)
  • Azerbaijani: Urux
  • Belarusian: Урух (рака)
  • Belarusian: Урух
  • Cebuano: Urukh
  • Chinese: 乌鲁赫河
  • Chinese: 烏魯赫河
  • Czech: Charves
  • Czech: Uruch
  • Dutch: Urukh River
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر اروخ
  • Erzya: Урух (лей)
  • Erzya: Урух
  • Esperanto: Iraf
  • Esperanto: Uruĥ
  • Finnish: Uruh
  • Georgian: ურუხი
  • German: Uruch
  • Irish: Abhainn Urukh
  • Italian: Uruch
  • Kabardian: Урыхупс
  • Lithuanian: Uruchas
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Urukh
  • Ossetian: Æрæф
  • Ossetian: Æрæфы дон
  • Ossetian: Ирæф
  • Ossetian: Ирæфи дон
  • Ossetian: Урух
  • Persian: اوروخ
  • Russian: Ираф
  • Russian: Урух
  • Turkish: Uruh
  • Ukrainian: Урух
  • Welsh: Afon Urukh

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Stantsiya Murtazovo and Mq’invari Samkhreti Zek’ari.

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