Cherek
The Cherek is a river in Kabardino-Balkaria in Russia, a right tributary of the Baksan. The Cherek is 79 kilometres long and drains a basin of 3,070 square kilometres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Dr Jorgen, Public domain.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia
- Also known as: “Cherek River”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oktyabrskoye and Novo-Poltavskoye.
Oktyabrskoye
Village
Photo: Chereck, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Oktyabrskoye is a village, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Cherek.
Novo-Poltavskoye
Village
Photo: Chereck, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Novo-Poltavskoye is a village, which is situated 6 km west of Cherek.
Prokhladnyy
Town
Photo: Doran an Teg, Public domain.
Kabardino-Balkaria is a region in the Russian Caucasus bordering Karachay-Cherkessia to the west, Stavropol Krai to the north, North Ossetia to the east, and Georgia. Prokhladnyy is situated 7 km northwest of Cherek.
Cherek
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Kabardino-Balkaria, North Caucasus, Southern Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Cherek” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Cherek”
- Azerbaijani: “Çerek çayı”
- Cebuano: “Cherek”
- Chinese: “切列克河”
- Czech: “Čerek”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر تشيريك”
- French: “Tcherek”
- Georgian: “ჩერეკი”
- German: “Tscherek”
- Irish: “Abhainn Cherek”
- Italian: “Čerek”
- Japanese: “チェレク川”
- Kabardian: “Шэрэдж”
- Karachay-Balkar: “Черек суу”
- Karachay-Balkar: “Черек”
- Lithuanian: “Čerekas”
- Ossetian: “Цæрæк”
- Ossetian: “Черек”
- Persian: “رود چرک”
- Russian: “Черек”
- Turkish: “Çerek Nehri”
- Ukrainian: “Черек”
- Upper Sorbian: “Čerek”
- Welsh: “Afon Cherek”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Dzugayev and Oktyabr’skoye.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Stantsiya Prokhladnaya and Stantsiya Kotlyarevskaya.
North Caucasus: Must-Visit Destinations
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Cherek”. Photo: Dr Jorgen, Public domain.