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Kushum

The 883rd longest river in the world

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The Kushum or Koshim (Kazakh) is a river in the West Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan. It is 375 kilometres (233 mi) long. The Kushum is a distributary of the Ural river. It flows across the Bayterek, Akzhaik and Zhanakala districts. Its water is used for agricultural irrigation and the riverbanks as grazing ground for local cattle. The last stretch of the river, including the lakes adjoining it, is a 175,315 ha (433, 210 acres) Important Bird Area.

Flows through: Kazakhstan.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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