Ili River

E104996

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