Bira (river)

The Bira (Russian: Бира) is a river in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia. The name derives from the Jurchen and Manchu word bira meaning "river". It is 261 kilometres (162 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 9,580 square kilometres (3,700 sq mi).^[1] It is one of the largest, left tributaries of the Amur.

Bira
The Bira in Birobidzhan
Location
Country	Russia
Physical characteristics
Source	confluence of Sutara and Kuldur
• coordinates	48°58′48″N 131°41′02″E
Mouth	Amur
• coordinates	48.1495°N 133.2925°E / 48.1495; 133.2925
Length	86 km (53 mi)
Basin size	9,580 km2 (3,700 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Amur→ Sea of Okhotsk

Some of the cities that lie along the river are Birakan, Teploozyorsk, Londoko, Bira, Birobidzhan^[2] and Nadezhdinskoye.

See also

• List of rivers of Russia