Chilik

The Chilik, Shilik, or Shelek is a major river in the in the , one of the largest left tributaries of the Ili, and the main waterway of southeastern Kazakhstan.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Kazakhstan
  • Also known as: Belluluko”, “Bolshoi Chilik”, “Chilik River”, “Kur Chilik”, “Kur-Chilik”, “Shelek”, “Shelek River”, “Shilik”, “Shilik River”, and “Uilik

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chilik.

Village
Shelek, formerly , is a town in of south-eastern . Administrative center of Shelek rural district, it is located in the river valley and is about 69 km north-east of the center of . The KATO code is 194083100. is situated 4½ km west of Chilik.

Chilik

Latitude
43.60268° or 43° 36′ 10″ north
Longitude
78.30905° or 78° 18′ 33″ east
Elevation
624 metres (2,047 feet)
Open location code
8JMWJ835+3J
Geo­Names ID
1519166
Wiki­data ID
Q4845939
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Welsh—“Chilik” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: শিলিক নদী
  • Bulgarian: Шилик
  • Cebuano: Shelek
  • Chinese: 奇利克河
  • Chuvash: Чилик
  • Czech: Čilik
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر تشيليك
  • Finnish: Şılık
  • German: Schilik
  • Irish: Abhainn Chilik
  • Italian: Chilik
  • Italian: Şılık
  • Kazakh: Şilik
  • Kazakh: Шелек
  • Kazakh: Шілік
  • Kazakh: شىلىك
  • Malayalam: ചിലിക് നദി
  • Mingrelian: ჩილიკი
  • Persian: چیلیک (رود)
  • Persian: چیلیک
  • Polish: Szylyk
  • Russian: Большой Чилик
  • Russian: Джангырык
  • Russian: Кур-Чилик
  • Russian: Куршилик
  • Russian: Ульхун-Чилик
  • Russian: Чилик
  • Russian: Шилик
  • Turkish: Chilik Nehri
  • Ukrainian: Чілік
  • Welsh: Afon Chilik

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