Ili River

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The Ili River is a major Central Asian river that flows from the Tien Shan mountains through Kazakhstan into Lake Balkhash, supporting important agricultural and ecological systems along its course.

All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Ili River canonical 43
Ili River basin 14
Ili River valley 14

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
transboundary river
basinCountry China
Kazakhstan
continent Asia
country China
Kazakhstan
deltaFeature lakes
reed beds
wetlands
deltaLocation southeastern Kazakhstan
dischargeLocation Lake Balkhash
ecologicalSignificance important habitat for migratory birds
supports biodiversity in Lake Balkhash basin
environmentalIssue reduced inflow to Lake Balkhash
salinization risk in Lake Balkhash
wetland degradation in the Ili delta
flowsInto Lake Balkhash
hasBridge Kapchagay bridge
historicalRegion Zhetysu
historicalUse Silk Road corridor
linked to: Silk Road routes
length approximately 1439 km
approximately 895 miles
locatedInProtectedArea Ili River delta
majorTributary Charyn River
Chilik River
Kaskelen River
Kunges River
Kurty River
Talgar River
Tekes River
mouth Lake Balkhash
mouthElevation about 342 m
nearCity Almaty
Kapchagay
passesThrough Almaty Region
Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture
region Central Asia
riverSystem Lake Balkhash basin
sourceLocation Tian Shan
linked to: Tien Shan

Xinjiang
supports fishing
irrigated agriculture
livestock grazing
transboundaryIssue water allocation between China and Kazakhstan
waterUse hydropower
irrigation
municipal water supply

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (77)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tien Shan drainageBasin Ili River
Xibe culturalRegion Ili River valley
linked to: Ili River
Yining partOf Ili River valley
linked to: Ili River
Yining locatedOn Ili River
Yining region Ili River basin
linked to: Ili River
Dzungar–Qing Wars mainTheater Ili River valley
linked to: Ili River
Tien Shan glacial system feeds Ili River
Almaty Region containsRiver Ili River
Turkestan crossedBy Ili River
Almaliq locatedIn Ili River valley
linked to: Ili River
Almaliq locatedNear Ili River
Moghulistan hasCapitalRegion Ili River valley
linked to: Ili River
Moghulistan hasCoreRegion Ili River valley
linked to: Ili River
Mongol conquest of the Qara Khitai location Ili River valley
linked to: Ili River
Ili River delta partOf Ili River system
linked to: Ili River
Ili River delta mouthOf Ili River
Zhetysu hasPart Ili River valley
linked to: Ili River
Zhetysu borderedBy Ili River
Lake Balkhash hasInflow Ili River
Kapchagay locatedOnRiver Ili River
Kapchagay hasNearbyGeographicFeature Ili River valley
linked to: Ili River
Kapchagay bridge crosses Ili River
Kapchagay bridge locatedOnRiverSection Ili River near Kapchagay city
linked to: Ili River
Talgar River mouthOfWatercourse Ili River
Talgar River tributaryOf Ili River
Talgar River partOf Ili River basin
linked to: Ili River
Talgar River flowsInto Ili River
Charyn River tributaryOf Ili River
Charyn River mouthLocation Ili River
Charyn River flowsInto Ili River
Charyn River partOf Ili River system
linked to: Ili River
Kaskelen River flowsInto Ili River
Kaskelen River riverSystem Ili River basin
linked to: Ili River
Kurty River tributaryOf Ili River
Kurty River partOf Ili River basin
linked to: Ili River
Kurty River hasMouth Ili River
Semirechye borderedBy Ili River valley
linked to: Ili River
Semirechye importantRiver Ili River
Ghulja locatedIn Ili River valley
linked to: Ili River
Ghulja locatedOnRiver Ili River
Ghulja region Ili River basin
linked to: Ili River
Kulja locatedIn Ili River valley
linked to: Ili River
Kulja locatedOnRiver Ili River
Kulja partOf Ili River basin
linked to: Ili River
Kunges River flowsInto Ili River
Kunges River riverSystem Ili River basin
linked to: Ili River