Terek
river in Georgia and Russia
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Summary
Terek is a river[1]. Terek ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,535 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Mtskheta-Mtianeti[3], Kabardino-Balkaria[4], North Ossetia–Alania[5], Chechnya[6], Dagestan[7]
- Country: Georgia[8], Russia[9]
- Continent: Asia[10]
- Basin country: Georgia[11], Russia[12]
- Commons category: Terek River[13]
- Mouth of the watercourse: Caspian Sea[14]
- Origin of the watercourse: Mount Kazbek[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Terek River[16]
- Tributary: Malka[17], Urukh[18], Ardon[19], Sunzha[20], Ursdon[21], Lesken[22], Kistinka (river)[23], Argudan[24], Kuyan[25], Demenyuk[26], Armkhi[27], Kambileevka[28], Kaka[29], Kurp[30]
- Category for the water basin: Category:Terek Basin[31]
- Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa[32], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[33], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[34], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[35]
- Native label: Терк суу[36], თერგი[37], Терк[38], Терк сув[39], Тэрч[40]
- Length: 623 km[41]
- Watershed area: 43,200 km²[42]
- Discharge: 305 cubic metre per second[43]
- Drainage basin: Terek River Basin[44]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Terek include FC Akhmat Grozny[45], an association football club[46], in Russia[47], founded in 1946[48], headquartered in Grozny[49] and Terek Cossacks[50], a cossack host[51].
Why It Matters
Terek has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] Terek is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]
Entities named for Terek include FC Akhmat Grozny[45], an association football club[46], in Russia[47], founded in 1946[48], headquartered in Grozny[49] and Terek Cossacks[50], a cossack host[51].