Kalmius
Sign in to saveThe Kalmius (; ) is a river flowing through Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. Its source is near the Ukrainian city of Yasynuvata, and its mouth is in Mariupol. The Kalmius is one of two rivers flowing through Mariupol. The other is the Kalchyk, which flows into the Kalmius. The Kalmius flows into the Sea of Azov near the Azovstal Iron and Steel Works in Mariupol. Major cities along the Kalmius are Yasynuvata, Donetsk, Kalmiuske, and Mariupol.
Key facts
- River.name
- Kalmius
- River.name_other
- ,
- River.image
- Ранок на Кальміусі.jpg
- River.image_caption
- Kalmius river
- River.mapframe zoom
- 7
- River.source1_location
- Mineralne, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
- River.mouth_location
- Azov Sea (Mariupol)
- River.subdivision_type1
- Country
- River.subdivision_name1
- Ukraine
- River.length_km
- 209
- River.basin_size_km2
- 5,070
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Kalmius 01.jpg
- Length
- 209
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- Kalmius
- watershed area
- 5070
- discharge
- 8.25
- native label
- Кальмиус
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The Kalmius (; ) is a river flowing through Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. Its source is near the Ukrainian city of Yasynuvata, and its mouth is in Mariupol. The Kalmius is one of two rivers flowing through Mariupol. The other is the Kalchyk, which flows into the Kalmius. The Kalmius flows into the Sea of Azov near the Azovstal Iron and Steel Works in Mariupol. Major cities along the Kalmius are Yasynuvata, Donetsk, Kalmiuske, and Mariupol.
== History == Kalmius is said to be the name of a 16th-century Cossack encampment where the town of Pavlovsk was founded, later renamed Mariupol.
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