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Video: The unique Chikoy River in the Trans-Baikal Territory
2024 Author: Henry Conors | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-12 02:40
The natural beauties of Russia are amazing and unique. Going abroad in search of new horizons, most people do not know what wonderful places there are in our country. One of these protected areas is the Chikoya River basin. It covers an area of 46,200 square kilometers! This vast area of picturesque untouched nature delights and amazes with its magnificence. According to the reviews of tourists who have visited the Chikoe River, this place was created to seek inspiration and receive an unprecedented charge of mental and physical strength.
General information
Chikoy is an amazingly beautiful taiga river belonging to the basin of Lake Baikal. Being the largest tributary of the Selenga River, it carries its waters for 769 kilometers. The beginning of the river gives the Chikokonsky Range, it is on its slopes that the river originates, carrying its waters along the Trans-Baikal Territory, also covering Buryatia and partly the territory of the border with Mongolia. The largest tributary of more than sixtyis Menza. The Chicoya River is mostly fed by rain. The spill occurs at the end of March - the first half of April and in September - mid-October. The river freezes over in November. The river basin is located in a zone of not too humid climate. Summers here are quite warm, and winters are little snowy, but rather frosty.
Development of the river
For a long time, the tribes of Buryats, Mongols and Evenks, the indigenous people of Eastern Siberia, roamed the territory of the river basin. From the second half of the 16th century, Russian pioneers used Chikoy as a way of water transportation during the development of the territory of the Trans-Baikal Territory. In the written information that has come down to us, we are talking about the Peter and Paul Fortress, which was erected in the Chikoy mouth, on the island part of the area. In 1727 the fortress was moved upstream of the river. It was here that caravans with goods were completed for profitable trade with China.
Main settlements
As mentioned above, the Chikoy River flows in the Trans-Baikal Territory, most of the villages of the Krasnochikoysky District of the Territory. This includes villages such as Krasny Chikoy and Maloarkhangelsk. Upstream is the resort of Yamarovka, one of the very first resorts built near mineral wellness springs in the region. The Chikoy River in Buryatia also plays an important role. It is in the valley of this river that such large settlements as Bolshaya Kudara, Bolshoy Lug of the Kyakhtinsky district, Ust-Kiran and Kurort Kiran, the village of Povorot are located.
Howget to the Chikoya River
The number of tourists who want to see the beauty of Eastern Siberia with their own eyes is growing every year. Especially popular period for trips are the summer months and the beginning of autumn. When planning a trip at this time, it is better to take care of tickets in advance. There are several ways to get to your destination:
- By plane: there is an international airport in Chita, there are flights from Moscow every day, sometimes even several. Then you need to get on your own, depending on the required point on the map.
- By train: about once every two or three days from Moscow (from the Yaroslavsky railway station) to Chita there is a train. Upon arrival at the place, it is worth using the services of local electric trains and suburban trains. You can get to the cities: Krasnokamensk, Zabaikalsk, Petrovsk-Zabaikalsky.
- By car: you can get to Transbaikalia along the highways A-166, A-167, M-55.
In the Trans-Baikal Territory, the transfer of tourists by the local population by car or by water boats and boats is widespread. You can get in this way directly to the selected location. Residents meet tourists hospitably and cordially. Often there are no problems finding a vehicle.
Have a nice trip!
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