Tyukyan
{{Short description|River in the Republic of Sakha in Russia}}
{{confusion|Tikyan}}
{{Infobox river
| name = Tyukyan
| native_name ={{native name|sah|Түүкээн}}
| image = Мост через р. Тюкян на 702-м км автодороги А-331 «Вилюй» (1).jpg
| image_caption = A bridge over Tyukyan on the 702nd km of A331 highway
| pushpin_map = Russia Sakha Republic
| pushpin_map_size =
| pushpin_map_caption= Mouth location in the Sakha Republic, Russia
| source1_location = Central Siberian Plateau
| source1_coordinates = {{coord|66|10|19|N|116|44|26|E|source:wikidata-and-enwiki-cat-tree_region:RU}}
| source1_elevation = {{convert|320|m|abbr=on}}
| mouth = Vilyuy
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|63|33|48|N|119|45|12|E|source:wikidata-and-enwiki-cat-tree_region:RU}}
| mouth_elevation = {{convert|97|m|abbr=on}}
| progression = {{RVilyuy}}
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = Yakutia, Russia
| length = {{convert|747|km|abbr=on}}
| discharge1_avg = {{convert|30|m3/s|abbr=on}}
| basin_size = {{convert|16300|km2|abbr=on}}
}}
The Tyukyan ({{langx|ru|Тюкян}}; {{langx|sah|Түүкээн}} Tüükeen) is a river in the Republic of Sakha in Russia. It is a left hand tributary of the Vilyuy, and is {{convert|747|km|mi}} long, with a drainage basin of {{convert|16300|km2|mi2}}.[http://textual.ru/gvr/index.php?card=253080 Russian State Water Register - Tyukyan]
There are no permanent settlements by the river, but its source lies close to Eyik village in Olenyoksky District. After flowing across desolate areas it only reaches the inhabited Verkhnevilyuysky District about {{convert|50|km|abbr=on}} upstream from its mouth.Google Earth
History
{{see also|Khoro, Verkhnevilyuysky District, Sakha Republic}}
In 1634, Russian Cossacks, headed by Voin Shakhov, established a winter settlement at the confluence of the rivers Vilyuy and Tyukyan. This settlement served as the seat of administration of the surrounding area for several decades, after which it was moved to the Yolyonnyokh area {{convert|45|km|sp=us}} down by the Vilyuy River.
Course
The Tyukyan has its source close to the west of lake Eyik, in the eastern part of the Central Siberian Plateau in a swampy area near the Tyung basin, just south of the Arctic Circle, at an elevation of about {{convert|320|m|ft}}. It flows roughly southeastwards and eastwards. When it reaches the Central Yakutian Lowland it begins to meander strongly among swamps and small lakes, flowing roughly southwards, until it meets the left bank of the Vilyuy near Verkhnevilyuysk.Tyukyan — Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov - 3rd ed. - M, 1969-1978.
There are numerous thermokarst lakes in the lower Tyukyan river basin. The main tributaries of the Tyukyan are the {{convert|85|km|abbr=on}} long Tenkelyakh (Тэнкэлээх) and the {{convert|349|km|abbr=on}} Chilii (Чилии) from the right.{{GVR|252999|Река Чилии}}[http://textual.ru/gvr/index.php?bo=0&wot=0&name=&num=&loc=%D2%FE%FE%EA%FD%ED&s=%CF%EE%E8%F1%EA State Water Register of Russia". Тююкэн - tributaries] The Tyukyan freezes between mid October and late May.[https://web.archive.org/web/20080613135237/http://www.nature.ykt.ru/RIAC/Yakutia_geogr/018.htm#%D0%A2%D1%8E%D0%BD%D0%BA%D1%8F%D0%BD Nature.ykt]
See also
References
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External links
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- [https://www.yakutia.org/about-yakutia/geography Geography - Yakutia Organized]