Cherek

{{hatnote|"Cherek" is also a character in the fantasy book series ''The Belgariad''.}} {{Infobox river | name = Cherek | image = Cherek 1.JPG | image_caption = Cherek Narrows | pushpin_map = Russia Kabardino-Balkaria#Caucasus mountains | source1 = | source1_location = Greater Caucasus | mouth = Baksan | mouth_location = | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|43.7004|N|44.0506|E|source:wikidata|display=it}} | progression = {{RBaksan}} | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = Kabardino-Balkaria (Russia) | length = {{convert|79|km|mi|abbr=on}} | basin_size = {{convert|3070|km2|abbr=on}} }} The '''Cherek''' ({{langx|ru|Черек}}) is a river in Kabardino-Balkaria in Russia, a right tributary of the Baksan (Terek basin).<ref name=bse>[http://bse.sci-lib.com/article121845.html Черек], Great Soviet Encyclopedia</ref> The Cherek is {{convert|79|km|mi}} long and drains a basin of {{convert|3070|km2|mi2}}.<ref name=gvr>{{GVR|173239|Река Черек}}</ref> The Cherek is formed by the confluence of the Cherek-Balkarsky and Cherek-Khulamsky, both of which originate in the glaciers of the northern slopes of the Greater Caucasus, one of them being the Bezengi Glacier.<ref name=bse/> The river Nalchik flows into the Urvan, which is a branch of the Cherek.<ref>{{GVR|173264|Водоток Урвань, проток р. Черек}}</ref>

==Gallery== <gallery class="center"> 29 Черекская теснина.JPG|Cherek. July 2009 47 Черекская теснина.JPG|Cherek. July 2009 Cherek 1.JPG|Cherek. July 2009 58 Черекская теснина.JPG|Cherek. July 2009 </gallery>

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Category:Rivers of Kabardino-Balkaria