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Also known as Irtish, Ertix River, Irtysh River, R. Irtish, River Irtish, Irtish R., Irtish River, Irtysh R.

The Irtysh () is a river in Russia, China, and Kazakhstan. It is the chief tributary of the Ob and is also the longest tributary in the world.

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The Irtysh is a major river that flows through Russia, China, and Kazakhstan and serves as the most important tributary of the Ob River. It is significant because it is the longest tributary of any river in the world.

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River.name: Irtysh
River.image: Irtysh river basin map.png
River.image_caption: Irtysh watershed
River.mapframe: yes
River.mapframe zoom: 3
River.source1: Altai Mountains
River.source1_location: Altay Prefecture, China
River.mouth: Ob
River.mouth_location: Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
River.subdivision_type1: Country
River.subdivision_name1: Mongolia, China, Kazakhstan, Russia
River.length_km: 4248
River.discharge1_avg: (near Tobolsk)
River.basin_size_km2: 1643000
River.subdivision_type2: Cities
River.subdivision_name2: Oskemen, Semey, Pavlodar, Omsk, Tobolsk, Khanty-Mansiysk

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Instance of: river
Country: Russia
Located in: Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug
Continent: Asia
Image: Irtish v Omsk.JPG
Length: 4248

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Commons category: Irtysh River
mouth of the watercourse: Ob
category for the water basin: Category:Irtysh basin
topic's main category: Category:Irtysh River
lake on watercourse: Lake Zaysan
watershed area: 1643000
discharge: 3000
origin of the watercourse: Mongolian Altai
basin country: Russia
described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4

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Contents

Etymology
Geography
Main tributaries
Economic use
Cities
Bridges
History
Cultural references
Other uses
See also
Notes
Citations
General literature
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The Irtysh () is a river in Russia, China, and Kazakhstan. It is the chief tributary of the Ob and is also the longest tributary 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Irtysh” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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