Palata (river)

Template:More citations needed Template:Expand Belarusian Template:Infobox river The Palata (Template:Langx) or Polota (Template:Langx) is a river in Belarus and Russia. The 93 kilometers long Palata is a tributary of the Western Dvina river. Rising in Pskov Oblast of Russia and flowing through northern Belarus,Template:Citation needed it merges with the Western Dvina at Polatsk.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Palata receives its name from Lithuanian Puolauta, meaning 'falling into', i.e., the river which flows into a bigger river.

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