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.- Stream
- …lies at an elevation of 192 metres (630 feet)
- …is also known as “Cherek River”
- Description: river in Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oktyabrskoye and Novo-Poltavskoye.
Oktyabrskoye
Village
Oktyabrskoye is a village, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Cherek.
Novo-Poltavskoye
Village
Novo-Poltavskoye is a village, which is situated 6 km west of Cherek.
Prokhladnyy
Town
Kabardino-Balkaria is a region in the Russian Caucasus… Prokhladnyy is situated 7 km northwest of Cherek.
Cherek
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Latitude
43.69912° or 43° 41′ 57″ north
Longitude
44.05254° or 44° 3′ 9″ east
Open location code
8HM6M3X3+J2
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Cherek” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Cherek”
- Azerbaijani: “Çerek çayı”
- Belarusian: “Чэрэк”
- Cebuano: “Cherek”
- Chinese: “切列克河”
- Croatian: “Čerek”
- 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”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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