Techa
The Techa is an eastward river on the eastern flank of the southern Ural Mountains noted for its nuclear contamination. It is 243 kilometres long, and its basin covers 7,600 square kilometres.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Russia
- Also known as: “Rivière Techa”, “Techa River”, and “テカ川”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ozersk.
Techa
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Chelyabinsk Oblast, Urals, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
55.7673° or 55° 46′ 2″ north
Longitude
60.7323° or 60° 43′ 56″ east
Elevation
226 metres (741 feet)
Open location code
9J72QP8J+WW
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Techa” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر تيكا”
- Asturian: “Ríu Techa”
- Bashkir: “Тинес”
- Belarusian: “Цеча”
- Cebuano: “Techa”
- Chinese: “捷恰河”
- Croatian: “Teča (Iset)”
- Croatian: “Teča”
- Dutch: “Tetsja”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر تيكا”
- French: “Tetcha”
- German: “Tetscha”
- Hungarian: “Tyecsa”
- Irish: “Abhainn Techa”
- Italian: “Teča”
- Japanese: “テチャ川”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Tetsja”
- Persian: “تچا”
- Portuguese: “Techa”
- Russian: “Теча”
- Spanish: “Río Techa”
- Spanish: “Río Tetcha”
- Tatar: “Тыныч”
- Turkish: “Teça Nehri”
- Welsh: “Afon Techa”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Techa and Novaya Techa.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Lake Kyzyltash and Irtiach Lake.
Chelyabinsk Oblast: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Chelyabinsk and Magnitogorsk.
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