Saghyz (river)
river in Kazakhstan
The Saghyz (Kazakh: Сағыз, Sağyz, Russian: Сагиз, Sagiz) is a river of western Kazakhstan. It is 511 kilometres (318 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 19,400 square kilometres (7,500 sq mi). It ends in a number of salt lakes in the Caspian Depression. The town Saghyz lies on its upper course.
The public source identifies “Saghyz (river)” as river in Kazakhstan. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Saghyz, river and Kazakhstan.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 15, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1048562. Authority coordinates are 47.583, 53.500. 4 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 2 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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This entry incorporates text from “Saghyz (river)” 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.