White River Valley

The White River is the largest tributary of the Kuban and the fullest river of the Republic of Adygea. Starting in the glaciers of Mount Fisht, it flows along alpine meadows and forested mountain slopes, punching its way through the spurs of the Caucasian ridge. According to legend, the name of the river comes from the name of the beautiful Adyghe girl Bela, who rushed into its stormy waters, not wanting to marry an unloved prince.

The mountain tops of the river are extremely picturesque. Its channel runs through rocky canyons, the walls of which in the amazing Hadjokh cliff close to a width of three meters. The largest canyons are called the Great Granite and Great Hajokh. Not far from the village of Kamennomostsky in White flows stream Rufabgo, famous for its waterfalls.

Descending to the plain, the river becomes calm, its current - measured, and the channel - winding. Here on the northern bank of the river is the capital of Adygea - the city of Maikop. White flows into the Krasnodar reservoir on the Kuban River.