Tobol

The Tobol (Template:Langx, Template:Langx) is a river in Western Siberia (in Kazakhstan and Russia) and the main (left) tributary of the Irtysh. Its length is Template:Cvt, and the area of its drainage basin is Template:Cvt.<ref name=gvr> Template:GVR </ref>

History

The Tobol River was one of the four important rivers of the Siberia Khanate. In 1428 the khan was killed in a battle with the forces of Abu'l-Khayr Khan at the Battle of Tobol.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

In the 16th century, the Tobol was the eastern terminus of the portage route leading westward to the rivers Vishera and Kama.

Cities and towns on the Tobol

• Lisakovsk in Kazakhstan
• Rudni in Kazakhstan
• Kostanay (formerly Nikolaevsk) in Kazakhstan
• Kurgan in the Russian Federation
• Yalutorovsk in the Russian Federation
• Tobolsk in the Russian Federation, where the Tobol joins the Irtysh

Main tributaries

The largest tributaries of the Tobol are, from source to mouth:<ref name=gvr/> Template:Div col

• Syntasty (left)
• Ayat (left)
• Uy (left)
• Ubagan (right)
• Iset (left)
• Tura (left)
• Tavda (left)

References

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