---

• n  an Asian river between China and Russia; flows into the Sea of Okhotsk

• It is called the white amur (Ctenopharyngodon idella), a member of the carp family that is native to eastern Asia, where it is prized as a delicacy.
• Under General Nakamura troops had pushed down the Sungari River to within 30 miles of the Amur River which at that point is the frontier.

• Amur
• Amur River
• Heilong Jiang
• Heilong

News & Articles

---

• Rare Amur tiger cub going on display in yard at Pittsburgh Zoo
  Officials at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium said their new Amur tiger cub is ready to head into the main yard of his exhibit, after being visible to visitors only on a video monitor for several weeks. Zoo officials said the 3-month-old cub will be in the yard starting Wednesday. The cub had been on video with his mother since he was 6 weeks old. Amur tigers were once referred to as Siberian ...
  July 3, 2013 - WPXI Pittsburgh
• Zoo’s Tiger Cub Ready For Display In Main Yard
  Officials at a Pennsylvania zoo say their new Amur tiger cub is ready to head into the main yard of his exhibit, after being visible to visitors only on a video monitor for several weeks.
  July 3, 2013 - CBS Pittsburgh
• Pittsburgh's tiger cub ready to go outside
  The baby Amur tiger has been inside for weeks, but he's ready for new adventures in the yard and he made a successful outdoor debut with his mom at the zoo.
  July 3, 2013 - WTAE-TV Pittsburgh

Quotes

---

• Sergei Ivanov in RIA Novosti
  On November 6, the Russian president signed a decree on the construction of a new space center, to be named Vostochny, in the Amur Region,Sergei Ivanov said at a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission in Samara, in the Volga region.
• Sergei Shoigu in BBC News
  The water polluted with benzene today reached the Russian border and has flowed into the Amur River,Mr Shoigu said.
• Douglas Kmiec in International Herald Tribune
  Heydar Aliyev highly contributed in construction of the Baikal-Amur railway, which is now being restored. Very recently, the second Korshunov tunnel has been put into operation, which will improve speed and security of passenger and cargo... Gleb Yakunin http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gleb_Yakunin&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNFlI_YCWkYYoTk0c5vhf7dD6eVdCA Trend News Agency http://www.google.com/url?q=http://news.trendaz.com/index.shtml%3Fshow%3Dnews%26newsid%3D1250543%26lang%3DEN&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHt5Ny9fj6iYHOuexJFxAKk0vL5uQ Jul 18, 2008 3489 5070 amuse In listening to Stevens' recount his presence at the 1932 World Series game known for Ruth's called shot," Kmiec said, "It was very clear that the justice was very amused to amuse us with his age."