The Aktash ( Russian : Акташ ) is a river in the Kasbek and Khasavyurt districts of the Republic of Daghestan in Caucasian Russia . It is 156 kilometers (97 mi) long, with its width varying from 1.5 meters (5 ft) to 160 meters (520 ft). It has an overall slope of 14%. Its watershed is 3,390 square kilometers (1,310 sq mi).
4-594: Aktash , which means 'white rock' in many Turkic languages, may refer to: Aktash (river) , a river in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia Ak-Tash (disambiguation) , several villages in Kyrgyzstan Aktash, Russia , several rural localities in Russia Aktash Massif Important Bird Area , Tajikistan Aktashite , a mineral Oqtosh , a town in
8-541: The Narpay District, Uzbekistan Oqtosh, Namangan Region , a town in the Toʻraqoʻrgʻon District, Uzbekistan See also [ edit ] Aktaş (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
12-488: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aktash&oldid=1071015009 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Aktash (river) Aktash derives from the Turkic ak- (" white ") and taş (" stone "). The river's basin
16-593: Was settled by the Mountain Cossacks from the 1520s. The Don Cossacks arrived under Andrei Shadrin in the late 1570s, founding Andreyevo (present-day Endirey ). The two groups eventually formed the Terek Cossacks . The mountainous area of the river was depopulated in 1877 by the Russian Adjutant-General Svistunov to prevent possible uprisings in support of Alibek Haji . Diversion of
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