Ural

Ural

Ural , river, c.1,580 mi (2,540 km) long, rising in the S Urals, flowing through Russia and Kazakhstan. Part of the traditional boundary between Europe and Asia, the Ural flows S past Magnitogorsk and Orenburg, then through NW Kazakhstan, past Oral, and into the Caspian Sea at Atyrau. At Magnitogorsk there is a water reservoir which supplies the area's metallurgical industry. The Ural River is a transport route to the north for oil, fish, and lumber; grain and cattle are generally shipped south on the river. It is a source of water supply for the towns and agricultural areas in the steppe area in W Kazakhstan.

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Ural

Ural, Russia A river and a mountain range (in Russian, Uralskiy Khrebet) that traditionally marks the boundary between Europe and Asia. The name probably comes from one of the highest peaks, Uraltau ‘Ural Mountain’. Ural itself probably comes from a local word for ‘mountain’.

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