Khadzhyder Lagoon Explained

Khadzhyder Lagoon
Caption Map:The Kurudiol Lagoon on the schematic map of the Tuzly Lagoons (#8)
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Odesa Oblast
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of lagoon in the Black Sea
Location:Black Sea
Coords:45.8667°N 87°W
Rivers:Khadzhyder River, Hlyboka River
Oceans:Atlantic Ocean
Countries:Ukraine
Length:4km (02miles)
Width:2.5km (01.6miles)

Khadzhyder Lagoon (Хаджидер, Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: 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]

The name of the lagoon Khadzhyder on the historical maps:

Notes and References

  1. Янко М. Т. Топонімічний словник України: Словник-довідник. — К.: «Знання», 1998.
  2. [:File:Cahul Ismail si Bolgrad.PNG|The map of the Bessarabian Front (Russian-Turkish War, 1856–1877)]