The Kuma–Manych depression () is a

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in southwestern

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that separates the Russian Plain to the north from Ciscaucasia to the south. It is named after the Kuma and

Manych The Manych () is a river in the Black Sea–Caspian Steppe of Southern Russia. It flows through the western and central part of the Kuma–Manych Depression. In ancient times, it was known as the Lik. A tributary of the Don (river), Don, it is l ...

rivers.

Geography

Kuma–Manych depression is sometimes regarded as a definition for the natural

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. The Rostov Nature Reserve is located within the depression.

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Geography

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