Beshka ( uk, Бешка) is a river in
Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine. It is a
tributary of the
Inhulets.
The name of the river comes from
Turkish
Turkish may refer to:
*a Turkic language spoken by the Turks
* of or about Turkey
** Turkish language
*** Turkish alphabet
** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
*** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey
*** Turkish communities and mi ...
or , a word meaning "five", or in a religious context, "God given plurality", with the suffix , literally "rock". The town
Pyatykhatky has a similar origin in Turkish cultural influence.
It begins near the village of
Sokil'nyky, flows to the southeast through the villages of Volodymyrivka,
Moshoryne
Moshoryne ( uk, Мошорине) is a village in central Ukraine, Kropyvnytskyi Raion, Kirovohrad Oblast, in Subottsi rural hromada. It has a population of
Geography
The Beshka River flows through the territory of the village
History
...
, Svitlopil, the town of
Nova Praha
Nova Praha ( uk, Нова Прага; russian: Новая Прага) is an urban-type settlement in Oleksandriia Raion of Kirovohrad Oblast in Ukraine. It is located on the banks of the Beshka, a right tributary of the Inhulets in the basin of ...
and flows into the Inhulets within the village of Novy Starodub.
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Rivers of Kirovohrad Oblast