The Shardak (, Şarźaq) is a river in the Tatyshlinsky District of Bashkortostan, in Russia; it flows into the river Yug (, Yoq, a tributary of the Bystry Tanyp). It flows past the villages Old Shardak ( ) and New Shardak (, Yañı Şarźaq).
Etymology of the name Shardak Hydronym 'Shardak' has Finno-Ugric origin, now the term 'Shardak' is preserved in Bashkirs from Urman-Girey clan and means - 'fishing net'. The term and hydronym in the form of a “Shardz” is also preserved in the Ugro-Finnish languages themselves, for example, in Komi, Mari, Sámi, Finnish languages. So in the languages Komi-Ziryane and Komi-Permyak from Perm Krai, fishing tackle is called a Shardz. A number of rivers and lakes where Mari, Komi, Finns (Suomi), Sámi live are still called Shardi, Sharda.Унбегаун Б.О. Русские фамилии. Тупиков Н.М. Словарь древнерусских личных имен. Суперанская А.В. Словарь русских личных имен. Даль В.И. Толковый словарь живого великорусского языка. Фасмер М. Этимологический словарь русского языка.
If initially from Finno Ugric fishermen 'sharda' (шарда) meant 'fishing tackle', then among Finno Ugric hunters, moose began to be called 'shardi' (шарды).Иванов И. Г., Тужаров Г. М. Северо-западное наречие марийского языка. Йошкар-ола, 1970, С.57.
Water registry data According to State Water Register of Russia refers to Kama River, the water sector of the river is Belaya from the city Birsk and to the mouth, the river sub-basin of the river is Belaya. The river basin of the river is Kama Административно-территориальное устройство Республики Башкортостан: Справочник / Сост. Р. Ф. Хабиров. — Уфа: Белая Река, 2007. — 416 с. — 10 000 экз. — .
Geographical location Distance to:Государственный водный реестр РФ: Юг (Большой Юг). district center (Verkhniye Tatyshly): 12 km, center of the village council (Kaltyaevo): 7 km, the nearest railway station (Kueda): 37 km.
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