Chikoi

an urban-type settlement in Kiakhta Raion, Buriat ASSR. Chikoi is a landing on the left bank of the Chikoi River, 80 km southeast of the Naushki railroad station. It has a tannery.

a river in Chita Oblast, RSFSR, in the Buriat ASSR, and partially along the border of the Mongolian People’s Republic; a right tributary of the Selenga River. The Chikoi is 769 km long and drains an area of 46,200 sq km. It rises on the eastern slope of the Chikokonskii Range and flows westward along the southern slope of the Malkhanskii Range; it divides into branches in the lower course. It is fed primarily by rain; freshets occur in summer and fall. The mean flow rate is 265 cu m per sec. The Chikoi freezes over in late October or November, freezing through in the shallows in the upper course; the ice breaks up in April or early May. The largest tributary on the left is the Menza. The Chikoi is used for irrigation. The health resort of Iamarovka is located in the Chikoi valley.