Syvash, Kherson Oblast Explained

Syvash
Native Name:Сиваш
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Ukraine
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Name1:Kherson Oblast
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2:Henichesk Raion
Pushpin Map:Crimea # Ukraine Kherson Oblast # Ukraine
Coordinates:45.9681°N 34.4881°W
Population Total:257
Population As Of:2004
Pushpin Relief:y
Module:
Wikidata:yes
Zoom:12
Stroke-Width:1

Syvash (Ukrainian: Сиваш) is a village at the southernmost point of the Chonhar Peninsula on the northern coast of the Syvash sea in the Henichesk Raion of Kherson Oblast, Ukraine. It has a population of 257.[1] It belongs to Henichesk urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[2] The NovooleksiivkaDzhankoi railway line runs over a bridge and embankment across the sea near the village.

Syvash was captured by Russian ground forces on the first day of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine phase of the Russo-Ukrainian War when they crossed the nearby border of the de facto Republic of Crimea.

Notes and References

  1. http://w1.c1.rada.gov.ua/pls/z7503/A005?rdat1={{CURRENTDAY2}}.{{CURRENTMONTH2}}.{{CURRENTYEAR}}&rf7571=34706 Ortschaft auf der offiziellen Webseite der Werchowna Rada
  2. Web site: Геническая городская громада . Портал об'єднаних громад України . ru.