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The '''Dnieper River''' (]: Дняпро; ]: Днепр; ]: Днiпро; ]: ''Dniepr''; ]: ''Borysthenes'') is a 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''', '''Dnepr''' or '''Dnipro'''. | The '''Dnieper River''' (]: Дняпро; ]: Днепр; ]: Днiпро; ]: ''Dniepr''; ]: ''Borysthenes'') is a 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''', '''Dnepr''' or '''Dnipro'''. | ||
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The Dnieper finds its source in ] hills (north Russia) and runs south eventually flowing into the ]. 115 km of its length serves as a natural border between Belarus and Ukraine. Approximately the last 800 km of the river is a chain of consecutive reservoirs. | The Dnieper finds its source in ] hills (north Russia) and runs south eventually flowing into the ]. 115 km of its length serves as a natural border between Belarus and Ukraine. Approximately the last 800 km of the river is a chain of consecutive reservoirs. | ||
==Cities and towns on the |
==Cities and towns on the Dnieper== | ||
(from the source to the mouth) | (from the source to the mouth) | ||
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The Dnieper River (Belarusian: Дняпро; Russian: Днепр; Ukrainian: Днiпро; Polish: Dniepr; Latin: Borysthenes) is a 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, Dnepr or Dnipro.
The Dnieper finds its source in Valday hills (north Russia) and runs south eventually flowing into the Black Sea. 115 km of its length serves as a natural border between Belarus and Ukraine. Approximately the last 800 km of the river is a chain of consecutive reservoirs.
Cities and towns on the Dnieper
(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)