Bira (river)

River in Russia

48°58′48″N 131°41′02″E / 48.98000°N 131.68389°E / 48.98000; 131.68389 MouthAmur

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48°08′58″N 133°17′33″E / 48.1495°N 133.2925°E / 48.1495; 133.2925Length86 km (53 mi)Basin size9,580 km² (3,700 sq mi)Basin featuresProgressionAmur→ Sea of Okhotsk

The Bira (Russian: Бира) is a river in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia. The name derives from the Jurchen and Manchu word bira meaning "river". It is 261 kilometres (162 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 9,580 square kilometres (3,700 sq mi).^[1] It is one of the largest, left tributaries of the Amur.

Some of the cities that lie along the river are Birakan, Teploozyorsk, Londoko, Bira, Birobidzhan^[2] and Nadezhdinskoye.