The Belaya (Russian: Бе́лая; Adyghe: Шъхьагуащэ, romanized: Ŝhagwaśæ [ʂħaːɡʷaːɕa]) is a river in the Republic of Adygea and Krasnodar Krai of Russia.

It is a left tributary of the Kuban, which it joins in the Krasnodar Reservoir.

In its upper reaches it is a typical mountain river, and flows through deep canyons, while in its lower parts it is a slow flowing lowland river.

[1] Several cities and towns are located along the river including Maykop and Belorechensk.

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