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The Kara is a river in Transbaikalia, in Eastern Siberia. It is a left tributary of the Shilka, with the mouth at Ust-Karsk. It is 37 kilometres (23 mi) long.[1]

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Kara
Location
Country	Russia
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Shilka
• coordinates	52.716419°N 118.829841°E / 52.716419; 118.829841
Length	37 km (23 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Shilka→ Amur→ Sea of Okhotsk

In 1832 gold was found by the Kara. The deposit by the river was one of the richest in Transbaikalia. To man the gold mines, the system of Kara katorga prisons (1830–98) was established.

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