Khadzhyder Lagoon

Khadzhyder Lagoon

The Kurudiol Lagoon on the schematic map of the Tuzly Lagoons (#8)
Location Black Sea
Coordinates 45°52′N 29°58′E / 45.867°N 29.967°E / 45.867; 29.967Coordinates: 45°52′N 29°58′E / 45.867°N 29.967°E / 45.867; 29.967
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)

Khadzhyder Lagoon (Ukrainian: Хаджидер, Romanian: Lacul Hagider) is a salty lagoon in the Tuzly Lagoons group in Tatarbunary Raion of Odessa 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.

Hydronym

«The valley of Hajji»[1]

The name of the lagoon Khadzhyder on the historical maps:

Sources

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


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