The Alatyr (Russian: Ала́тырь) is a river in Mordovia in Russia, and is Sura's left tributary.[1] It is 296 kilometres (184 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 11,200 square kilometres (4,300 sq mi).[2] The Alatyr freezes up in November and stays icebound until April. The towns of Ardatov and Alatyr (Erzya: Ратор, romanized: Rator), are located on the Alatyr River.[3]

References

  1. ^ Алатырь (река), Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  2. ^ «Река АЛАТЫРЬ», Russian State Water Registry
  3. ^ Evtuhov, Catherine (November 2011). Portrait of a Russian Province: Economy, Society, and Civilization in Nineteenth-century Nizhnii Novgorod. University of Pittsburgh Pre. ISBN 9780822977452.