Khadzhyder Lagoon ( ua, Хаджидер, ro, Lacul Hagider) is a salty

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in the

Tuzly Lagoons Tuzly Lagoons ( ua, Тузловські лимани, ro, Limanele Tuzlei) are a group of marine lagoons (liman (landform), limans) in southern Bessarabia (Budjak), Ukraine. The lagoons are part of the Tuzly Lagoons National Nature Park, proclai ...

group in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion of Odesa Oblast,

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. It is separated from the Alibey by a sandbar. Two river, Khadzhyder River and Hlyboka River, inflow into the lagoon. The last one inflows west to the village Bezymyanka, it has a length 24 km, watershed area 80.3 km². The lagoon has a 4 km length and 2.5 km width. Two villages,

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and Bezymyanka, are located on the coast of the lagoon. The lagoon was a part of the Alibey Lagoon in historical period, and appeared as a result of separation of the Khadzhyder River mouth by a sandbar. Several

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s of

Catacomb culture The Catacomb culture (russian: Катакомбная культура, Katakombnaya kul'tura, uk, Катакомбна культура, Katakombna kul'tura) was a Bronze Age culture which flourished on the Pontic steppe in 2500–1950 BC.Parp ...

are located near the village of

. The water body is included to the Tuzly Lagoons National Nature Park.

Hydronym

«The valley of Hajji»'' Янко М. Т.'' Топонімічний словник України: Словник-довідник. — К.: « Знання», 1998. *

Hajj The Hajj (; ar, حَجّ '; sometimes also spelled Hadj, Hadji or Haj in English) is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest city for Muslims. Hajj is a mandatory religious duty for Muslims that must be carried ...

( tr, honorific title given to a Muslim person who has successfully completed the

to Mecca), Hajj ( ar, حج hajj) is an Islamic pilgrimage. * Dere ( tt-Latn, valley) The name of the

Khadzhyder on the historical maps: * 1877 — ro, L. Hadji Der. The map of the Bessarabian Front (Russian-Turkish War, 1856–1877)

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