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It is the chief tributary of the Ob and is also the longest tributary river in the world. The river's source lies in the Mongolian Altai in Dzungaria (the northern part of Xinjiang, China) close to the border with Mongolia. The Irtysh's main tributaries include the Tobol, Demyanka and the Ishim.
The Tobol (Russian: Тобол, Kazakh: Тобыл Tobyl, Siberian Tatar: Тубыл Tubyl) is a river in Western Siberia (in Kazakhstan and Russia) and the main (left) tributary of the Irtysh. Its length is 1,591 km (989 mi), and the area of its drainage basin is 426,000 km 2 (164,000 sq mi).
The Uy is a right tributary of the Irtysh. Its length is 387 kilometres (240 mi), and it drains a basin of 6,920 square kilometres (2,670 sq mi). [1] The climate in its basin is mainly snowy, and there is flooding from April to June.
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The Naryn (Kazakh: Нарын, Russian: Нарым, Narym) is a river in Eastern Kazakhstan, a tributary of the Irtysh, originating at the junction of the ridges Narym and Sarymsakty of wetland formed by the mountain runoff streams. With its low headwaters and smooth clay-sandy bed, the width of the river valley at places extends to more than ...
Armenian cross: Symbol of the Armenian Apostolic Church, and a typical feature of khachkars. Also known as the "Blooming Cross" owing to the trefoil emblems at the ends of each branch. A khachkar (cross-stone) is a popular symbol of Armenian Christianity. Bolnisi cross: Ancient Georgian cross and national symbol from the 5th century AD.
The first appearances of fish symbols as adopted in Christian art and literature date to the 2nd century AD. Some modern fish symbol variations, called the Jesus fish, contain the English word Jesus in the center, or are empty entirely. [2] Some Christian Anarchists use an ichthys combined with an anarchist Circle-A as a symbol of their beliefs ...
It is a right tributary of the Irtysh in the Ob's basin. The length of the river is 806 kilometres (501 miles). The area of its basin is 18,300 square kilometres (7,100 square miles). [1] The Tara freezes up in late October or November and is frozen until late April or early May.