Kur (Kursk Oblast)
The Kur (Russian: Кур) is a river in central Russia. It flows through the city of Kursk, where it falls into the Tuskar, which then falls into the Seym. The name relates to a dialect word kur'ya ("long and narrow river bay"),[1] which itself may represent a borrowing from Komi kurya 'bay' (although it has been suggested that the latter is borrowed from Russian).[2]
| Kur | |
|---|---|
 The mouth of Kur | |
| Native name | Кур (Russian) |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Tuskar |
• location | Kursk |
• coordinates | 51°43′22″N 36°11′29″E |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Tuskar→ Seym→ Desna→ Dnieper→ Dnieper–Bug estuary→ Black Sea |
References
- E.M. Pospelov, Geograficheskie nazvaniya mira (Moscow, 1998), p. 232.
- Max Vasmer, Etimologicheskii slovar' russkogo yazyka, vol. 2 (Moscow, 1967), p. 431.
External links
- Kommersant.com description of Kursk Oblast Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Tuskar River on Kursk Encyclopedia (in Russian)
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