Vozha
Appearance
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Vozha | |
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![]() Vozha at Rybnoye | |
Native name | Вожа (Russian) |
Standort | |
Land | Russland |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | Oka |
• coordinates | 54°42′59″N 39°41′33″E / 54.7165°N 39.6924°E |
Length | 103 km (64 mi) |
Basin size | 1,590 km2 (610 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Oka→ Volga→ Caspian Sea |
The Vozha (Russian: Во́жа) is a river in Ryazan Oblast, Russia. It is a right tributary of the Oka. It is 103 kilometres (64 mi) long, and its drainage basin covers 1,590 square kilometres (610 sq mi).[1]
The town of Rybnoye is situated by the Vozha.
In August 1378, Muscovite prince Dmitry Donskoy defeated a Mongol army in the Battle of the Vozha River.
References
[edit]- ^ «Река ВОЖА», Russian State Water Registry