Konka River
Konka (Ukrainian: Конка, Кінські Води) is a left tributary of Dnieper River, flowing through the Zaporizhia Oblast. Among cities that located on the river are Polohy, Orikhiv and others.
The name is a local adaptation of the Crimean Tatar name of the river Yilki Su which means a water of wild horses. At the mouth of the river was located a residence of Beylerbey Mamai.[1] In 18th century it served as a border between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire.[2]
References
- ↑ Ryzhkov, V. The Mamai's land. The ancient Ukraine and the Tatar-Mongolian Great Steppe (Мамаева земля. Древняя Украина и татаро-монгольская Великая Степь). Argument (from Den newspaper). 28 January 2017
- ↑ Knyazkov, Yu. Kinska, Kinski vody, Kinka, Konka (КІНСЬКА, КІНСЬКІ ВОДИ, КІНКА, КОНКА). Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine.
External links
- Konka in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia
Coordinates: 47°38′20″N 35°15′50″E / 47.6388°N 35.2640°E
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