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The Molochna (Ukrainian: Молочна, Russian: Моло́чная Molochnaya), is a river in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast of south Ukraine. Literally the name of the river translates as Milky. The river is connected with the Russian Mennonite culture, once based in the southeastern region of Ukraine since 1804 as Molotschna colony which was part of the Russian Empire at that time.

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Molochna
Native name	Молочна  (Ukrainian)
Location
Country	Ukraine
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine
Mouth
• location	Sea of Azov
• coordinates	46.7014°N 35.2986°E / 46.7014; 35.2986
Length	197 km (122 mi)
Basin size	3,450 km2 (1,330 sq mi)

In antiquity the river was called Gerrhus or Gerrus (Ancient Greek: Γέρρος). The river was called Tokmak (Nogai: Токмак) by the Nogais.[1][2]

It flows into the Molochnyi Estuary in the Azov Sea. Its length is 197 km and its drainage basin is 3,450 km².[3] A former island in the river contains the archaeological site of Kamyana Mohyla.

Cities and towns in the watershed

• Melitopol
• Molochansk
• Tokmak

See also

• Molotschna
• Molochny, near Murmansk

References

На других языках

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[de] Molotschna

Die Molotschna (ukrainisch Молочна, russisch Молочная .mw-parser-output .Latn{font-family:"Akzidenz Grotesk","Arial","Avant Garde Gothic","Calibri","Futura","Geneva","Gill Sans","Helvetica","Lucida Grande","Lucida Sans Unicode","Lucida Grande","Stone Sans","Tahoma","Trebuchet","Univers","Verdana"}Molotschnaja) ist ein Zufluss des Asowschen Meeres im Südosten der Ukraine.

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- [en] Molochna

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[es] Río Molochna

El río Molochna (en ucraniano, Молочна, translit.: Molochna: “lechoso”; en ruso, Молочная; translit.: Molóchnaya, conocido en la antigüedad como Γέρρος ποταμός en griego antiguo, Gerrhus o Gerrus) es un río del óblast de Zaporiyia, en Ucrania central. Desemboca a través del limán del Molochna en el mar de Azov. Su longitud es de 197 km y su cuenca hidrográfica es de 3450 km². Es de régimen nival. Su caudal medio es de 2.1 m³/s. Está sujeto a las inundaciones de verano, pero sobre todo las sufre en otoño e invierno. En una isla de su curso se encuentra el sitio arqueológico de Kamianá Mohila.

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[ru] Молочная (река)

Моло́чная (укр. Молочна; в верховье Токмачка) — крупнейшая река северо-западного Приазовья в Запорожской области Украины, впадает в Молочный лиман Азовского моря. Длина — 197 км, площадь бассейна — 3450 км². Реку и её окрестности раньше (преимущественно в XVIII и XIX веках) нередко называли также «Молочными водами» (тюрк. «Сюттень»).

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