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'Kama' () is a river in
Russia, the longest left tributary of the
Volga and the largest one in discharge; in fact, it is larger than Volga before junction). It starts in
Udmurtia flowing east, then turns south and west in
Perm Krai, flowing again through Udmurtia and then through
Tatarstan, where it meets the Volga. The overall length is 1805 km. The largest tributaries to the Kama are
Kosa,
Vishera,
Sylva,
Chusovaya,
Belaya,
Ik,
Izh and
Vyatka Rivers. The cities situated on the banks of the Kama are
Solikamsk,
Berezniki,
Perm,
Sarapul, and
Naberezhnye Chelny. It is located to the west of the Ural Mts. and is a fairly well used trade route.
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Naberezhnye Chelny and the river Kama.