Alatyr (river)

{{Infobox river

| name = Alatyr

| native_name = {{native name|ru|Алатырь}}

| image = Alatyr river.jpg

| image_caption = Alatyr River, view from the railway bridge at Alatyr train station

| pushpin_map = Russia

| pushpin_map_size =

| pushpin_map_caption= Location of mouth

| pushpin_map_alt =

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = Russia

| length = {{convert|296|km|abbr=on}}

| source1_location =

| source1_elevation =

| source1_coordinates = {{coord|54.792|N|45.114|E|display=inline}}

| mouth = Sura

| mouth_elevation =

| mouth_coordinates = {{Coord|54.8694|46.5985|region:RU_type:river|display=it}}

| discharge1_avg =

| progression = {{RSura}}

| basin_size = {{convert|11200|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}

| tributaries_left =

| tributaries_right = Insar

}}

The Alatyr ({{lang-rus|Алатырь|p=ɐˈɫatɨrʲ}}) is a river in Mordovia, Russia, and it is the left tributary of the river Sura.[http://bse.sci-lib.com/article009997.html Алатырь (река)], Great Soviet Encyclopedia It is {{convert|296|km}} long, and has a drainage basin of {{convert|11200|km2}}.[http://textual.ru/gvr/index.php?card=177538 «Река АЛАТЫРЬ»], Russian State Water Registry The Alatyr freezes up in November and stays icebound until April. The towns of Ardatov and Alatyr ({{langx|myv|Ратор}}, {{lang|myv-latn|Rator}}), are located on the Alatyr River.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=59t8MT4H9rUC&q=Alatyr+River&pg=PA34|title=Portrait of a Russian Province: Economy, Society, and Civilization in Nineteenth-century Nizhnii Novgorod|last=Evtuhov|first=Catherine|date=November 2011|publisher=University of Pittsburgh Pre|isbn=9780822977452}}