The Kharkiv or Kharkov (, ) is a
river
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in
Kharkiv Oblast
Kharkiv Oblast ( uk, Харківська́ о́бласть, translit=Kharkivska oblast), also referred to as Kharkivshchyna ( uk, Ха́рківщина), is an oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. The oblast borders Russia to the north, Luh ...
,
Ukraine
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, a left tributary of the
Lopan
The Lopan (Russian and Ukrainian: Лопань) is a river that rises in Belgorod Oblast of Russia and flows across the Russian-Ukrainian border into Kharkiv Oblast where it joins the Udy in Kharkiv. The river is long. The river Kharkiv
...
. It originates from the town of
Oktyabrsky in
Belgorod Oblast
Belgorod Oblast (russian: Белгоро́дская о́бласть, ''Belgorodskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Belgorod. Population:
History
At the turn of the 17th c ...
,
Russia
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and it falls into
Lopan
The Lopan (Russian and Ukrainian: Лопань) is a river that rises in Belgorod Oblast of Russia and flows across the Russian-Ukrainian border into Kharkiv Oblast where it joins the Udy in Kharkiv. The river is long. The river Kharkiv
...
in the city of
Kharkiv
Kharkiv ( uk, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest city and municipality in Ukraine. .
The river Kharkiv may have given the city of Kharkiv its name. The river is also known as a place for people who enjoy cold-water swimming known as ''morzhei'' or "walruses" to swim.
Gallery
File:LopanStrelkaKharkov.jpg, "Lopan Point" place where Kharkiv River drains into Lopan
See also
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References
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Geography of Kharkiv
Rivers of Belgorod Oblast
Rivers of Kharkiv Oblast