Khadzhyder Lagoon

Khadzhyder Lagoon (Ukrainian: Хаджидер, Romanian: Lacul Hagider) is a salty lagoon in the Tuzly Lagoons group in Tatarbunary Raion of Odessa Oblast, Ukraine. It is separated from the Alibey by a sandbar. Two river, Khadzhyder River and Hlyboka River, inflow into the lagoon. The last one inflows west to the village Bezymyanka, it has a length 24 km, watershed area 80.3 km². The lagoon has a 4 km length and 2.5 km width. Two villages, Lyman and Bezymyanka, are located on the coast of the lagoon.

Khadzhyder Lagoon
The Kurudiol Lagoon on the schematic map of the Tuzly Lagoons (#8)
LocationBlack Sea
Coordinates45°52′N 29°58′E
River sourcesKhadzhyder River, Hlyboka River
Ocean/sea sourcesAtlantic Ocean
Basin countriesUkraine
Max. length4 km (2.5 mi)
Max. width2.5 km (1.6 mi)

The lagoon was a part of the Alibey Lagoon in historical period, and appeared as a result of separation of the Khadzhyder River mouth by a sandbar. Several kurhans of Catacomb culture are located near the village of Lyman.

The water body is included to the Tuzly Lagoons National Nature Park.

Hydronym

«The valley of Hajji»[1]

  • Hajj (Turkish: honorific title given to a Muslim person who has successfully completed the Hajj to Mecca), Hajj (Arabic: حج‎ hajj) is an Islamic pilgrimage.
  • Dere (Tatar: valley)

The name of the lagoon Khadzhyder on the historical maps:

Sources
  1. Янко М. Т. Топонімічний словник України: Словник-довідник. — К.: «Знання», 1998.
  2. The map of the Bessarabian Front (Russian-Turkish War, 1856–1877)


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