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Khadzhyder Lagoon

Coordinates: 45°52′N 29°58′E / 45.867°N 29.967°E / 45.867; 29.967
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Khadzhyder Lagoon
The Kurudiol Lagoon on the schematic map of the Tuzly Lagoons (#8)
Location of lagoon in the Black Sea
Location of lagoon in the Black Sea
Khadzhyder Lagoon
LocationBlack Sea
Coordinates45°52′N 29°58′E / 45.867°N 29.967°E / 45.867; 29.967
River sourcesKhadzhyder River, Hlyboka River
Ocean/sea sourcesAtlantic Ocean
Basin countriesUkraine
Max. length4 km (2.5 mi)
Max. width2.5 km (1.6 mi)

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.

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.

«The valley of Hajji»[1]

  • Hajj (Turkish: honorific title given to a Muslim person who has successfully completed the Hajj to Mecca), Hajj (Arabic: حج hajj) is an Islamic pilgrimage.
  • Dere (Tatar: valley)

The name of the lagoon Khadzhyder on the historical maps:

Sources

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  1. ^ Янко М. Т. Топонімічний словник України: Словник-довідник. — К.: «Знання», 1998.
  2. ^ The map of the Bessarabian Front (Russian-Turkish War, 1856–1877)