Aidar (river)
River in Russia and Ukraine
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The Aidar (Russian and Ukrainian: Айдар) is a river in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine and Belgorod Oblast, Russia. A left tributary of the Seversky Donets, it is 264 km (164 mi) long (with 256 km (159 mi) located within Ukraine) and has a basin area of 7,420 square kilometres (2,860 sq mi).[1][2][3][4][5] The slopes of the valley are partitioned with ravines and gorges. In the spring, snow melt accounts for approximately 70% of the flow. The average flow module is 1.7 litres / sec / km².[citation needed] The river freezes in December.
| Aidar | |
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| Native name | Айдар (Ukrainian) |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia, Ukraine |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Donets |
• coordinates | 48°42′27″N 39°11′48″E |
| Length | 264 km (164 mi) |
| Basin size | 7,420 km2 (2,860 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Donets→ Don→ Sea of Azov |
The Aidar Battalion in the Ukrainian Armed Forces is named after this river.[6]
