The Vorskla (; ) is a river that runs from

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southwards into northeastern

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, where it joins the

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. It has a length of , and a basin area of .Ворскла

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Right tributaries of the river include the

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and Boromlia, and left tributaries Merla,

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and Tahamlyk. Large cities on the river are Poltava (the capital of

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Okhtyrka Okhtyrka ( uk, Охти́рка, ) is a city located in the Sumy Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It is administratively incorporated as a city of oblast significance. The city has also served as the administrative center of the smaller Okhtyrka Ra ...

and

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. The river is mostly navigable between its delta and Kobeliaky. An ancient fort, thought to be

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, is on the Vorskla south of Okhtyrka. In 1399, the

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was fought in the area. In 1709, the city of Poltava was besieged by

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Flora and fauna

In the river there are more than 50 species of fish, most of which are carps and pikes, breams, rudds, roaches, minnows, catfish. Fauna is represented by hares, foxes, in the woods you can meet roe deer and wild boar, a great variety of birds: wild duck, gray heron, partridge, pheasant. Along the banks of the river there are large wooded areas, as coniferous (mostly on the left bank) and deciduous forests. File:Белые лилии на Ворскле.jpg, White lilies of the Vorskla River in July 2005 File:Vorskla River.JPG, Vorskla River near Khukhra village File:GES Opishnya.jpg, Worska River near Opishnya File:Vorskla River near New Sanzary.JPG, Vorskla River near Novi Sanzary File:Vorskla River near Nowye Sanzary.JPG, Vorskla River near Novi Sanzary

References

{{Authority control Rivers of Belgorod Oblast Rivers of Poltava Oblast Rivers of Sumy Oblast