Kuban River
| Kuban River | |
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| Country | Russia |
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| Main source |
Russia 3,400 m (11,200 ft) |
| River mouth |
Azov Sea 0 m (0 ft) |
| Basin size | 57,900 km2 (22,400 sq mi) |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 870 km (540 mi) |
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The Kuban River (Russian: Куба́нь; IPA: [kuˈbanʲ]; Adyghe: Псыжъ, IPA: [psəʐ]; Abaza: Къвбина, Q̇vbina; Karachay-Balkar: Къобан, Qoban; Kabardian: Псыжь, IPA: [psəʑ]; Nogai: Кобан, Qoban) is a river in Russia, in the North Caucasus region. It flows 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, known to Herodotus as Hypanis (‛Ύπανις), 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 along the Kuban are Karachayevsk, Cherkessk, Nevinnomyssk, Armavir, Ust-Labinsk, Krasnodar and Temryuk. Despite its name, Slavyansk-na-Kubani lies not on the Kuban River, but on its distributary the Protoka.
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