Molochna
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| Molochna | |
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| Native name | Молочна (Ukrainian) |
| Location | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine |
| Mouth | |
• location | Sea of Azov |
• coordinates | 46°42′05″N 35°17′55″E / 46.7014°N 35.2986°E |
| Length | 197 km (122 mi) |
| Basin size | 3,450 km2 (1,330 sq mi) |
The Molochna (
Russian Mennonite culture, once based in the southeastern region of Ukraine since 1804 as Molotschna colony which was part of the Russian Empire
at that time.
In antiquity the river was called Gerrhus or Gerrus (
The Molochna is formed by the confluence of the Chynhul and Tokmak rivers, just north of
Azov Sea. Its length is 197 kilometres (122 mi) and its drainage basin is 3,450 km2.[3] A former island in the river contains the archaeological site of Kamyana Mohyla
.
Cities and towns in the watershed
- Melitopol
- Molochansk
- Tokmak
See also
- Molotschna
- Molochny, near Murmansk
References
- ^ В. И. Медведский, «Токмак: археология и история»
- ^ А. И. Сикалиев, «Отражение общественного строя ногайцев в героическом эпосе», Вестник АГУ, Серия 2, № 1 — 2008 год.
- ^ Молочная, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
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