The Terek River (Russian: Те́рек; IPA: [ˈtʲerʲɪk]; Karachay-Balkar: Terk; Georgian: თერგი, Tergi; Ossetian: Терк, Terk; Avar: Терек, Terek; Chechen: Теркa, Terka) is a major river in the Northern Caucasus, flowing through Georgia and Russia into the Caspian Sea.