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Ulyanovsk, [a] known as Simbirsk [b] until 1924, is a city and the administrative center of Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Volga River 705 kilometers (438 mi) east of Moscow. Ulyanovsk has been the only Russian UNESCO City of Literature since 2015.
The Sviyaga (Russian: Свияга; Tatar: Зөя; Chuvash: Сĕве, Sĕve) is a river in the Ulyanovsk Oblast and Tatarstan, a right tributary of the Volga. [1] It is 375 kilometres (233 mi) long, and its drainage basin covers 16,700 square kilometres (6,400 sq mi). [2]
The Bolshaya Tereshka (Russian: Большая Терешка) or simply Tereshka is a river in the Ulyanovsk and Saratov oblasts of the Russian Federation, a right tributary of the Volga. The Tereshka is 273 kilometres (170 mi) long, and its watershed covers 9,680 square kilometres (3,740 sq mi). [1]
Sviyaga River. Ulyanovsk Oblast is located in the zones of wooded plain and broad-leaved scaffolding. Soils are predominantly chernozem. [citation needed] Forests occupy 1/4 of its territories. In the northwest — large massifs of oak forest with the participation of linden, maple; in the Transvolga region — meadow steppes, separate pine borons.
The main source of the Sviyaga River originates from a wood-bog, and is a small pure streamlet which flows into a deep broad gully with hygrophyte vegetation. The second source is located near the village of Krasnaya Polyana. It is in poor condition due to the conduct of business such as livestock which trample the area.
Barysh (Russian: Бары́ш) is a town and the administrative center of Baryshsky District in Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the river Barysh (Volga's basin), 139 kilometers (86 mi) southwest of Ulyanovsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 17,149 (2010 Census); [2] 18,902 (2002 Census); [6] 20,213 (1989 Soviet census ...
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The Barysh (Russian: Бары́ш) is a river in Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia. It is a right tributary of the Sura (in Volga's drainage basin). It is 247 kilometres (153 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 5,800 square kilometres (2,200 sq mi). [1] The river flows over the northern parts of the Volga Upland. It is frozen over from November to April.