Alatyr | |
Pushpin Map: | Russia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of mouth |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Russia |
Length: | 296km (184miles) |
Source1 Coordinates: | 54.792°N 45.114°W |
Mouth: | Sura |
Basin Size: | 11200km2 |
Tributaries Right: | Insar |
The Alatyr (Russian: Ала́тырь) is a river in Mordovia in Russia, and is Sura's left tributary.[1] It is long, and has a drainage basin of .[2] The Alatyr freezes up in November and stays icebound until April. The towns of Ardatov and Alatyr (Erzya: Ратор|Rator), are located on the Alatyr River.[3]