| Ilek Елек / Илек | |
|---|---|
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mugalzhar |
| • coordinates | 51°30′35″N 53°22′08″E / 51.5097°N 53.3689°E |
| Mouth | Ural |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Ural→ Caspian Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Khobda |
| • right | Kargaly |
The Ilek (Kazakh: Елек / Elek, IPA: [jeˈlʲek]; Russian: Илек, IPA: [ɪˈlʲek]) is a river in the Aktobe Region, Kazakhstan, and Orenburg Oblast, Russia.[1] It is 149 kilometres (93 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 13,700 square kilometres (5,300 sq mi).[2]
The river basin is of archeological significance. There are burial sites of ancient Kurgan (Indo-European) cultures.[3]
- ^ Илек, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
- ^ "Река Илек in the State Water Register of Russia". textual.ru (in Russian).
- ^ "Kurgan Culture". www.iras.ucalgary.ca. Archived from the original on 27 August 2005. Retrieved 13 January 2022.