Khadzhyder Lagoon (Ukrainian: Хаджидер, Romanian: Lacul Hagider) is a salty lagoon in the Tuzly Lagoons group in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion of Odesa Oblast, Ukraine. It is separated from the Alibey by a sandbar. Two river, Khadzhyder River and Hlyboka River, inflow into the lagoon. The last one inflows west to the village Bezymyanka, it has a length 24 km, watershed area 80.3 km2. The lagoon has a 4 km length and 2.5 km width. Two villages, Lyman and Bezymyanka, are located on the coast of the lagoon.
| Khadzhyder Lagoon | |
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 The Kurudiol Lagoon on the schematic map of the Tuzly Lagoons (#8) | |
  Khadzhyder Lagoon | |
| Location | Black Sea |
| Coordinates | 45°52′N 29°58′E / 45.867°N 29.967°E |
| River sources | Khadzhyder River, Hlyboka River |
| Ocean/sea sources | Atlantic Ocean |
| Basin countries | Ukraine |
| Max. length | 4 km (2.5 mi) |
| Max. width | 2.5 km (1.6 mi) |
The lagoon was a part of the Alibey Lagoon in historical period, and appeared as a result of separation of the Khadzhyder River mouth by a sandbar. Several kurhans of Catacomb culture are located near the village of Lyman.
The water body is included to the Tuzly Lagoons National Nature Park.
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The name of the lagoon Khadzhyder on the historical maps:
Sources
edit- ^ Янко М. Т. Топонімічний словник України: Словник-довідник. — К.: «Знання», 1998.
- ^ The map of the Bessarabian Front (Russian-Turkish War, 1856–1877)
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