Bityug
river in Tambov Oblast, Russia
The Bityug (Russian: Битюг) is a river in Voronezh Oblast, Russia, a left tributary of the Don. Its upper reaches are located in Tambov Oblast. The Bityug is 379 kilometres (235 mi) long, with a basin of 8,840 square kilometres (3,410 mi2). There are more than 400 lakes in the Bityug basin. The river freezes up in mid-December and stays icebound until late March or early April.
The public source identifies “Bityug” as river in Tambov Oblast, Russia. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Bityug, river and Tambov.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 12, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q878830. VIAF identifies the subject as 315130652. Authority coordinates are 50.626, 39.922. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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This entry incorporates text from “Bityug” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.