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Kodyma (river)

Kodyma
Map
Location
CountryUkraine
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • elevation165 m (541 ft)
MouthSouthern Bug
 • coordinates
48°00′25″N 30°48′33″E / 48.0070°N 30.8093°E / 48.0070; 30.8093
Length149[1] km (93 mi)
Basin size
2,470[2] km2 (950 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionSouthern Bug→ Dnieper–Bug estuary→ Black Sea

The Kodyma (Ukrainian: Кодима) is a right tributary of the Southern Buh river of Ukraine. Originating from springs in a boggy valley near the village of Budei [uk], Podilsk Raion, Odesa Oblast, it flows within the Odesa Oblast and Mykolaiv Oblast and joins Southern Buh about 199 km away from its mouth, near Pervomaisk.

History

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Between the 16th and 18th centuries the river formed the border between Poland-Lithuania and the Ottoman Empire. In 1693 Semen Paliy's force joined by members of Left-bank Ukrainian regiments defeated a Tatar army on the river. Another battle fought between Russian-Ukrainian troops and the Ottomans and Tatars took place here in 1738. Later the river served as the administrative border of Podolia and Kherson governorates.[3]

Settled localities

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Settlements by the river include Balta, Holma [uk], Bobryk Pershyi [uk], and Kryve Ozero.

Notes and references

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  1. ↑ "Kodyma River". Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine. Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies. Retrieved 2026-05-12.
  2. ↑ "Kodyma River". Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine. Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies. Retrieved 2026-05-12.
  3. ↑ Енциклопедія українознавства. Словникова частина (ЕУ-II). Vol. 3. 1994. pp. 1065–1067.