The Menza ( Russian : Менза ; Mongolian : Минж гол ) is a river in Zabaykalsky Krai in Russia , and Töv Province , Mongolia . It is the largest tributary of the Chikoy . Its length is 337 kilometres (209 mi). The area of its basin is 13,800 square kilometres (5,300 sq mi).
4-622: The Menza has its source in the northern part of the Khentii Mountains in Mongolia. It flows across mountainous areas, first northeastwards, entering Zabaykalsky Krai, then bends to the northwest across the western edge of the Khentei-Daur Highlands , joining the Chikoy on its left bank. The Burkal (Буркал) is its most important tributary. This Zabaykalsky Krai location article is
8-619: A stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in Mongolia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in Siberia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Khentii Mountains The Khentii Mountains ( Mongolian : Хэнтийн нуруу ) are a mountain range in the Töv and Khentii Provinces in North Eastern Mongolia . The mountain chain overlaps
12-708: A range of the same name which is part of the Khentei-Daur Highlands in the Transbaikalia Krai of Russia. The legendary Mongol Genghis Khan is thought to have chosen a resting place in the Khentii Mountains, called the Great Taboo, or Ikh Khorig , by the Mongols . The area is thought to be where Khan may be entombed. This Asia mountain, mountain range, or peak related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Mongolia location article
16-638: The Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area and includes Mongolia's sacred mountain , Burkhan Khaldun , which is associated with the origin of Genghis Khan . The range forms the watershed between the Arctic Ocean (via Lake Baikal ) and the Pacific Ocean basins. Rivers originating in the range include the Onon , Kherlen , Menza and Tuul . A northern extension of the Khentii Mountains forms
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