Chyornaya River Explained

Chyornaya River or Chorna River (Ukrainian: Чорна річк|Chorna Richka|link=no; Russian: Чёрная река|Chyornaya Reka|link=no; sometimes Russian: Чёрная речка|Chyornaya Rechka|link=no), literally "Black River", is a common name for many rivers in Russia and Ukraine.

The Russian name (Russian: Чёрная|link=no, Black) is often transliterated as Chernaya, and alternatively as Chyornaya or Chornaya, which are closer to the true pronunciation.

• Chyornaya (Crimea), a river in Crimea, Ukraine, also known as the Chorhun, Chornaya or Tchornaya River
• Chyornaya (Veslyana), a tributary of the Veslyana in Perm Krai and Komi Republic, Russia
• Chyornaya Rechka (Saint Petersburg), a small river in Saint Petersburg, also known as the Black River, famous for being the place of the duel of Alexander Pushkin and Georges d'Anthès

See also

• Chyornaya rechka