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The Terek River (; ; (グルジア語:თერგი), ; (オセット語:Терк), ''Terk''; (アヴァル語:Терек), ; (チェチェン語:Теркa), ) is a major river in the Northern Caucasus, flowing through Georgia and Russia into the Caspian Sea. It rises in Georgia near the juncture of the The Greater Caucasus Mountain Range and the Khokh Range, to the southwest of Mount Kazbek, winding north in a white torrent between the town of Stepantsminda and the village of Gergeti toward the Russian region North Ossetia and the city of Vladikavkaz. It turns east to flow through Chechnya and Dagestan before dividing into two branches which empty into the Caspian Sea. Below the city of Kizlyar it forms a swampy river delta around wide. The river is a key natural asset in the region, being used for irrigation and hydroelectric power in its upper reaches. The main cities on the Terek are Vladikavkaz, Mozdok, and Kizlyar. Several minor hydroelectric power stations are constructed on Terek: Dzau electrostation (in Vladikavkaz), Bekanskaya and Pavlodolskaya. Dariali Hydropower Plant with installed capacity of 108 MW is being constructed on the territory of Kazbegi municipality near the Russia–Georgia border.〔(Dariali Hydro Power Plant Construction and Operation Project (Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Reportt). ) ''Darial Energy LLC''. Issued in 2011. Retrieved on 2014-16-07.〕 Leo Tolstoy's novel ''The Cossacks'' is based on The Terek and its Cossacks. ==Tributaries== The Terek drains most of the northeast Caucasus east into the Caspian just as its sister, the Kuban River, drains the northwest Caucasus west into the Black Sea. Its major tributaries are the following. In the west a fan of rivers flows east and northeast into the Terek. These are the east-flowing Malka River, the Baksan River, the Chergem River and the Cherek River with its two branches. These three join the Malka just before it reaches the Terek. The Liashen, Urukh River, Duradur and Duradon flow northeast, the Ardon River and its branch, the Fiagdon River flow north and the Gizeldon River drains the north slope of Mount Kazbek and reaches the Ardon near its mouth. Then there is the north-flowing part of the Terek with the Darial Pass. The great northwest bend of the Terek is cut off by the northeast-flowing Sunzha River which catches most of the north-flowing rivers. These are the north-flowing upper Sunzha, the Assa River, the Argun and Khukhulau. East of these are the Aksay River and the Aktash River which formerly dried up in the lowlands between the Sulak and the Terek. In the east the Sulak River drains most of interior Dagestan and turns east to the Caspian before it reaches the Terek. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Terek River」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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