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The first written mention of the Yenisei River, as "Kem", dates back to the 7th century in Tang Dynasty China, at the time of contact with Yenisei Kyrgyz of this region. The word Jian shui (劔水, "Jian River") [ 31 ] [ 32 ] appears in Book of Zhou , vol. 50, and History of the Northern Dynasties , vol. 99, while Jian he (劍河, "Jian River ...
The river flows through the Tuva basin in its lower course. Near the city of Kyzyl it joins the Kaa-Hem, forming the Ulug-Khem, which is actually the beginning of the Upper Yenisey. The whole Todzhinsky District of the Republic of Tuva is located in the basin of the river, its centre, Toora-Khem, is located at the confluence of the Toora-Khem ...
The Yenisey Gulf (Russian: Енисейский залив, Yeniseysky zaliv) is a large and long estuary through which the lower Yenisey flows into the Kara Sea.. The Yenisey Gulf and its islands belong to the Krasnoyarsk Krai administrative division of the Russian Federation and is part of the Great Arctic State Nature Reserve, the largest nature reserve of Russia.
The Lena is a river in the Russian Far East and is the easternmost river of the three great rivers of Siberia, including the River Ob and the River Yenisey, which flow into the Arctic Ocean. [ note 1 ] The Lena river is 4,294 km (2,668 mi) long and has a capacious drainage basin of 2,490,000 km 2 (960,000 sq mi); thus the Lena is the eleventh ...
Dams on the Yenisei River (2 P) P. Populated places on the Yenisei River (19 P) Pages in category "Yenisei River" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 ...
Kem (Russian: Кемь) is a river in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Siberia, Russia. [1] It is a left bank tributary of the Yenisey. [1] The name of the river Kem comes from the ancient word "kem" or "hem" that has a meaning of "great river". [2] This toponymy is very popular and widespread from Siberia up to Karelia and Finland. [2]
The Yenisei Inscriptions are a series of Old Turkic inscriptions from the 8th-10th century CE, found near Yenisei Kyrgyz kurgans located in the Upper and Middle basins of the Yenisei River in modern-day Russia in Khakassia, Tuva and the Altai Republic. [1] [2] Yenisei Basin
The Sayan Mountains' towering peaks and cool lakes southwest of Tuva give rise to the tributaries that merge to become one of Siberia's major rivers, the Yenisei River, which flows north over 3,400 kilometres (2000 mi) to the Arctic Ocean. This is a protected and isolated area, having been kept closed by the Soviet Union since 1944. [3]