The Kuchurhan ( ua, Кучурган; ro, Cuciurgan) is a river in
Eastern Europe
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. It is a tributary of the
Turunchuk (a branch of the
Dniester
The Dniester, ; rus, Дне́стр, links=1, Dnéstr, ˈdⁿʲestr; ro, Nistru; grc, Τύρᾱς, Tyrās, ; la, Tyrās, la, Danaster, label=none, ) ( ,) is a transboundary river in Eastern Europe. It runs first through Ukraine and th ...
) which begins on the
Podolian Upland
The Podolian Upland (Podolian Plateau) or Podillia Upland ( uk, подільська височина, ''podilska vysochyna'') is a Upland (geology), highland area in southwestern Ukraine, on the left (northeast) bank of the Dniester, Dniester Ri ...
in
Ukraine
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. It then flows SSE and forms part of the border between
Transnistria
Transnistria, officially the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR), is an unrecognised breakaway state that is internationally recognised as a part of Moldova. Transnistria controls most of the narrow strip of land between the Dniester riv ...
in
Moldova
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and the
Odesa Oblast
Odesa Oblast ( uk, Оде́ська о́бласть, translit=Odeska oblast), also referred to as Odeshchyna ( uk, Оде́щина) is an oblast (province) of southwestern Ukraine, located along the northern coast of the Black Sea. Its administr ...
in Ukraine. The river is long and drains .
[''Transboundary Diagnostic Study for the Dniester River Basin'', ]OSCE
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/UNECE Report (2005), p. 28
A dam has been built on the river just north of the Dniester, forming the
Kuchurhan Reservoir. The village of
Kuchurhan in Ukraine is located near the river just north of the reservoir and is the site of an important border crossing into Transnistria.
References
External links
''Our Waters: Joining Hands Across Borders - First Assessment of Transboundary Rivers, Lakes and Groundwaters'', UNECE (2007)
''Transboundary Diagnostic Study for the Dniester River Basin'', OSCE/UNECE Project: Transboundary Co-operation and Sustainable Management of the Dniester River (November 2005)
Rivers of Odesa Oblast
Rivers of Moldova
International rivers of Europe
Moldova–Ukraine border
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