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The '''Dnieper River''' (Днепр - ''rus'', Днiпро - ''ukr'') is a great river (2290 km length) which flows from ] through ] and then ]. In all three countries it has the same name, albeit pronounced differently, so it can be also called '''Dniepr''', '''Dnipro''' and '''Dnieper'''. | ||
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Dnieper finds its source in ] hills (north Russia) and runs south eventually flowing into the ]. 115 km of its length serve as a natural border between Belarus and Ukraine. About last 800 km of ''Dnieper'' represents a chain of consecutive reservoirs. | |||
==Cities and towns on the Dnepr== | ==Cities and towns on the Dnepr== | ||
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==Tributaries of the |
==Tributaries of the Dnieper== | ||
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Revision as of 00:13, 24 June 2004
The Dnieper River (Днепр - rus, Днiпро - ukr) is a great river (2290 km length) which flows from Russia through Belarus and then Ukraine. In all three countries it has the same name, albeit pronounced differently, so it can be also called Dniepr, Dnipro and Dnieper.
Dnieper finds its source in Valday hills (north Russia) and runs south eventually flowing into the Black Sea. 115 km of its length serve as a natural border between Belarus and Ukraine. About last 800 km of Dnieper represents a chain of consecutive reservoirs.
Cities and towns on the Dnepr
(from the source to the mouth)
- Dorogobuzh
- Smolensk
- Mogilev
- Rogachev
- Zhlobin
- Orsha
- Kiev
- Kanev
- Cherkassy
- Kremenchug
- Dnipropetrovsk
- Zaporizhzhya
- Nikopol
- Kherson
Tributaries of the Dnieper
(In orographic sequence)
- Drut' (R)
- Sozh river (L)
- Berezina river (R)
- Pripyat river (R)
- Irpen' (R)
- Sula (L)
- Vorskla River (L)
- Samara River (L)
- Ros' River (R)
- Bazavluk (R)
- Ingulec (R)
- Konka
- Desna (L)