Great Yenisei

The Great Yenisei is a river in the , the right source of the , at its confluence with the Little Yenisei. The name of the river in the Tuvan language, Bii-Khem, literally means 'big river'.
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  • Stream
  • Description: river in Tuva, Russia
  • Also known as
    “Bei Khem”
    “Bei-Kem”
    “Bey Kem”
    “Bi”
    “Biy-Khem”
    “Bol’shoj Enisej”
    “Bol’shoy Yenisei”
    “Pei-k’o-mu Ho”
    “Yenisey”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tuvan National Music and Drama Theater and National Museum.
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is a theater building.
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Tuva is a museum of the Tuva Republic, located in the city of . is situated 2½ km southwest of Great Yenisei.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kyzyl and Kaa-Khem.
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is the capital, only city, and most populous…
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is an urban locality in the Tuva Republic, Russia. is situated 8 km southeast of Great Yenisei.

Great Yenisei

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Latitude
51.73341° or 51° 44′ 0″ north
Longitude
94.46114° or 94° 27′ 40″ east
Open location code
9M3PPFM6+9F
Geo­Names ID
1509021
Wiki­data ID
Q1548748

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Great Yenisei” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Bolshoy Yenisei”
  • Azerbaijani: “Böyük Yenisey”
  • Basque: “Bolxoi Jenisei”
  • Basque: “Jenisei Handia”
  • Belarusian: “Вялікі Енісей”
  • Bulgarian: “Голям Енисей”
  • Cebuano: “Bol’shoj Enisej”
  • Chinese: “大叶尼塞河”
  • Chuvash: “Мăн Енисей”
  • Czech: “Velký Jenisej”
  • Dutch: “Bolsjoy Enisey”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر بولشوى ينيسى”
  • Esperanto: “Granda Jenisejo”
  • Estonian: “Bii-hem”
  • Estonian: “Suur-Jenissei”
  • French: “Grand Ienisseï”
  • German: “Bii-Chem”
  • German: “Bolschoi Jenissei”
  • German: “Großer Jenissei”
  • Hungarian: “Nagy-Jenyiszej”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Bolshoy Yenisei”
  • Italian: “Bij Chem”
  • Italian: “Bol’šoj Enisej”
  • Italian: “Grande Enisej”
  • Japanese: “ビー＝ヘム川”
  • Japanese: “大エニセイ川”
  • Kazakh: “Үлкен Енисей”
  • Latin: “Ienisea Maior”
  • Lithuanian: “Bij Chemas”
  • Lithuanian: “Didysis Jenisėjus”
  • Lithuanian: “Didysis Jenisiejus”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bij-Khem”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bolsjoj Jenisej”
  • Norwegian: “Bolsjoj Jenisej”
  • Persian: “ینی‌سئی بزرگ”
  • Polish: “Wielki Jenisej”
  • Romanian: “Marele Enisei”
  • Russian: “Бей-кем”
  • Russian: “Бейкхем”
  • Russian: “Бий-Хем”
  • Russian: “Большой Енисей (река)”
  • Russian: “Большой Енисей”
  • Spanish: “Bolshói Yeniséi”
  • Spanish: “Río Bi-Jem”
  • Spanish: “Río Bolshói Yeniséi”
  • Spanish: “Río Bolshoy Yenisey”
  • Spanish: “Río Gran Yeniséi”
  • Tatar: “Зур Янәсәй”
  • Turkish: “Biy-Hem”
  • Turkish: “Büyük Yenisey Nehri”
  • Tuvinian: “Бии-Хем (хем)”
  • Tuvinian: “Бии-Хем”
  • Ukrainian: “Бій-Хем”
  • Ukrainian: “Великий Єнісей”
  • Ukrainian: “Великий Єнісєй”
  • Welsh: “Afon Bolshoy Yenisei”

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Notable Places Nearby

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