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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.

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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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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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