Kuban

Also known as Kuban River

river in Russia, in the North Caucasus region

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The Kuban is a major river located in Russia's North Caucasus region. It matters as an important waterway for the area's geography, economy, and communities that depend on it.

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Image: Kuban River in Krasnodar city. Water-carriage.jpg
Length: 870

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Commons category: Kuban River
watershed area: 57900
discharge: 425

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The Kuban is a river in Russia that flows through the Western Caucasus and drains into the Sea of Azov. The Kuban runs mostly through Krasnodar Krai for 660 kilometres (410 mi), but also in the Karachay–Cherkess Republic, Stavropol Krai and the Republic of Adygea.

The Kuban flows 870 kilometres (540 mi) north and west from its source near Mount Elbrus in the Caucasus Mountains, eventually reaching Temryuk Bay in the Sea of Azov. It is navigable up to Krasnodar. Major cities on the river are Karachayevsk, Cherkessk, Nevinnomyssk, Armavir, Novokubansk, Kropotkin, Ust-Labinsk, Krasnodar and Temryuk. Despite its name, Slavyansk-on-Kuban lies not on the Kuban River, but on its distributary the Protoka.