| Ashit | |
| Pushpin Map: | Russia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of mouth in Russia |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 56.1992°N 48.9581°W |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Length: | 89km (55miles) |
| Basin Size: | 1065km2 |
| Progression: | Ilet→ |
The Ashit (Russian: Ашит; Tatar: Ашыт in Tatar pronounced as /ʌˈʂɯt/) is a river in Tatarstan and Mari El, Russian Federation, a left-bank tributary of the Ilet. It is 89km (55miles) long, and its drainage basin covers 1065km2.[1]
Major tributaries are the Ura, Semit, Shashi, Urtemka, and Ilinka. The maximal mineralization 450 mg/L. The average sediment deposition at the river mouth per year is 180mm. Drainage is regulated. The lower part of the valley is swamped. The villages Alat and Bolshaya Atnya are in the river valley.