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Terek River
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Terek River
The
Terek River
(; ; , ; ,
Terk
; , ; , ) is a major river in the Northern Caucasus, flowing through
Georgia
and Russia into the
Caspian Sea
. It rises in Georgia near the juncture of the
The Greater Caucasus Mountain Range
and the
Khokh Range
, to the southwest of
Mount Kazbek
, winding north in a white torrent between the town of Stepantsminda and the village of Gergeti toward the Russian region
North Ossetia
and the city of
Vladikavkaz
. It turns east to flow through
Chechnya
and
Dagestan
before
dividing into two branches
which empty into the Caspian Sea. Below the city of
Kizlyar
it forms a swampy
river delta
around wide. The river is a key natural asset in the region, being used for
irrigation
and
hydroelectric power
in its upper reaches.
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