Ili River
river in Kazakhstan and China
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Summary
Ili River is a river[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,266 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture[3], Almaty Region[4]
- Country: People's Republic of China[5], Kazakhstan[6]
- Basin country: People's Republic of China[7], Kazakhstan[8]
- Commons category: Ili River[9]
- Mouth of the watercourse: Lake Balkhash[10]
- Lake on watercourse: Lake Balkhash[11]
- Origin of the watercourse: Tekes River[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ili River[13]
- Tributary: Talgar[14], Chilik River[15], Charyn River[16], Kurti[17], Kax He[18], Qorghas[19], Ussek River[20], Tekes River[21], Kunges River[22], Lep[23]
- Category for the water basin: Category:Ili river basin[24]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[27]
- Native label: 伊犁河[28], Іле[29], Или[30]
- Different from: Ili[31]
- Length: 1439 km[32]
- Watershed area: 140,000 km²[33]
- Discharge: 480 cubic metre per second[34]
- Impounded by: Kapshagay Hydroelectric Power Plant[35]
- P14399: 1322000001[36]
Why It Matters
Ili River has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]