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Irtysh

Also known as Irtysh River

The Irtysh is a river of Central Asia and Siberia, about 4,250 kilometres long, which rises in the Altai Mountains in China, flows through Kazakhstan and joins the Ob in western Siberia. Its valley was home to steppe peoples such as the Kimek and the Naimans, and Qashliq, capital of the Khanate of Sibir, stood on its banks. Omsk, Pavlodar and Semey are among the cities on its course.

Irtysh
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Kimek KhanateMerkit confederationNaiman KhanateWhite HordeOgedeid KhanateUlus of ShibanGolden HordeTyumen KhanateKhanate of SibirMiddle Juz

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Irtysh. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/irtysh
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