Tamir River

River in Arkhangai, Mongolia

Not to be confused with Tarim River.

Tamir Gol

Tamir River

Tamir River near Tsetserleg, Arkhangai

Etymology| Mongolian: tamir = strength, vigor
Native name| Тамир гол (Mongolian)
Location
Country| Mongolia
Aimag| Arkhangai
Major City| Tsetserleg
Physical characteristics
Source| Northern Tamir
• location| Ikh-Tamir sum
• coordinates| 47°5′55″N 100°36′20″E﻿ / ﻿47.09861°N 100.60556°E﻿ / 47.09861; 100.60556
2nd source| Southern Tamir
• location| Bulgan sum
• coordinates| 46°55′40″N 100°49′35″E﻿ / ﻿46.92778°N 100.82639°E﻿ / 46.92778; 100.82639
Source confluence|
• location| Battsengel sum
• coordinates| 47°46′10″N 102°1′0″E﻿ / ﻿47.76944°N 102.01667°E﻿ / 47.76944; 102.01667
Mouth| Orkhon River

• location

| Ögii Lake, Ögii Nuur sum

• coordinates

| 47°47′30″N 102°36′40″E﻿ / ﻿47.79167°N 102.61111°E﻿ / 47.79167; 102.61111
Basin features
Progression| Orkhon→ Selenga→ Lake Baikal→ Angara→ Yenisey→ Kara Sea

The Tamir River (Mongolian: Тамир гол) is a river flowing through the valleys of the Khangai Mountains in Arkhangai Province, Mongolia. The river is the namesake of the Mongolian literature classic by Chadraabalyn Lodoidamba, The Clear Tamir River (Mongolian: Тунгалаг тамир, romanized: Tungalag tamir).

For most of its length, the Tamir is divided into two branches, the Northern Tamir (Хойт Тамир гол, Khoit Tamir gol) and the Southern Tamir (Урд Тамир гол, Urd Tamir gol).

The Northern Tamir starts between the Shalkhagiin Khoit mountain range and the Togoo Mountain in the Ikh-Tamir sum.[1] The southern Tamir starts about 25 km to the south-west in the Bulgan sum at the end of the Khairkhny mountain range.[2] The two branches run a roughly north-eastern course up to their confluence at the sum center of Battsengel sum.[3]

The Tamir is a main tributary of the Orkhon River, which it meets in Ögii Nuur sum, opposite to the namesake Ögii Lake.[4]

## See also

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* Tamir

## References

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1. ^ "Russian army map "100k--l47-034"". Maps for the world. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
2. ^ "Russian army map "100k--l47-046"". Maps for the world. Retrieved 2015-01-05.
3. ^ "Russian army map "100k--l47-012"". Maps for the world. Retrieved 2015-01-05.
4. ^ "Russian army map "100k--l48-002"". Maps for the world. Retrieved 2015-01-05.

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