Bila River (Kuban) [Біла; Russian: Белая]. A left-bank tributary of the Kuban River. It is 273 km long and has a basin area of 5,990 sq km. In its upper course it flows through forested mountains, in its lower course, through the Kuban Lowland steppes. Its major tributaries are the Pshekha and the Kurdzhyps.

[This article originally appeared in the Encyclopedia of Ukraine, vol. 1 (1984).]


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