Lebedyansky
pond
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is one in the cascade Izmaylovsky ponds in the east of
Moscow
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(
Yuzhnoe Izmailovo) in a valley of the
Serebrianka on the territory of
Izmailovsky Urban Forest Park. Ponds are known from the end of 17th century and Lebedyansky is a largest of them (16
hectares
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). The origin of the pond's name is not entirely clear, one of the theories that name originated from Russian word "lebyad'" - (Ru - лебедь)
swan
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. The pond's old name is - Lebedevski. There are total of 13 ponds in cascade (Red ("Krasnyi" Ru - Красный), Deer ( "Oleniy" Ru - Олений), Lebedyansky, Terletskiy, Three Sovhoznys and other smaller ones) connected by canals build in the late 17th century and local
river
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s, the
Serebryanka, the
Steklyanka, and the
Sosenka. The total area of the ponds is .
Parks and gardens in Moscow
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