Kuban River

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river

The Kuban River is a major river in the North Caucasus region of Russia that flows through the Krasnodar Krai before emptying into the Sea of Azov.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river →
associatedPeople	Kuban Cossacks →
associatedWith	Cossack history →
basinSize	about 57,900 km² →
continent	Asia → Europe →
country	Russia →
crosses	Caucasus foothills →
deltaLocation	eastern Sea of Azov coast →
dischargeLocation	Sea of Azov →
drainageBasinCountry	Russia →
emptiesInto	Sea of Azov →
flowsDirection	generally northwest →
flowsThrough	Karachay-Cherkess Republic → Krasnodar Krai NERFINISHED → Stavropol Krai NERFINISHED →
hasDelta	Kuban River delta →
hasEcosystem	floodplain forests → wetlands →
hasWildlife	freshwater fish → migratory birds →
historicalRegion	Ciscaucasia →
languageOfName	Russian →
length	about 870 km →
locatedIn	North Caucasus → Southern Federal District of Russia →
majorCityOnRiver	Armavir → Krasnodar → Nevinnomyssk →
mouth	Sea of Azov →
mouthLocation	Temryuk Bay →
namedAfter	Kuban region →
partOf	Sea of Azov basin →
region	Kuban region →
regionType	agricultural region →
RussianName	Кубань →
significance	major river of southern Russia →
sourceLocation	Greater Caucasus → Mount Elbrus area →
tributary	Belaya River → Bolyshoy Zelenchuk River → Laba River NERFINISHED → Maly Zelenchuk River → Psekups River NERFINISHED → Teberda River → Urup River →
usedFor	hydroelectric power → irrigation → navigation →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Southern Russia → Stavropol Krai ("Kuban River basin") →	hasMajorRiver
Karachay-Cherkessia → North Caucasus →	hasRiver
Krasnodar Krai ("Kuban") →	containsRegion
Sea of Azov →	drainedByRiver
Kuban Cossack forces ("Kuban") →	locatedIn
Krasnodar Krai →	locatedOn
Southern Front of the Russian Civil War ("Kuban") →	location
Sea of Azov →	receivesRiver
Volunteer Army ("Kuban") →	region
Kuban River ("Кубань") →	RussianName