URAL

URAL, Yaik, river, flows into the Caspian Sea. Length — 2,534 km, basin area — 220 thous. km². The length of U. in the territory of the RB is 165 km. The basin relief is represented by medium‑altitude mountains, it is dismembered by valleys, the deposits are gold‑bearing. Landscapes are represented by birch and pine forests and meadow steppes. Iltebanovskoye Reservoir is located on the river.