Cherek

The Cherek is a river in in , a right tributary of the Baksan. The Cherek is 79 kilometres long and drains a basin of 3,070 square kilometres.
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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.

Village
Photo: Chereck, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Cherek.

Village
Photo: Chereck, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 6 km west of Cherek.

Town
Photo: Doran an Teg, Public domain.
Kabardino-Balkaria is a region in the bordering to the west, to the north, to the east, and . is situated 7 km northwest of Cherek.

Cherek

Latitude
43.69912° or 43° 41′ 57″ north
Longitude
44.05254° or 44° 3′ 9″ east
Elevation
192 metres (630 feet)
Open location code
8HM6M3X3+J2
Geo­Names ID
569352
Wiki­data ID
Q2995260
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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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