Konka (river)

The Konka (Ukrainian: Конка, Кінські Води) is a left tributary of the Dnieper, flowing through the Zaporizhia Oblast. It is 146 kilometres (91 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 2,580 square kilometres (1,000 sq mi).[1] Among cities that located on the river are Polohy, Orikhiv and others.

Konka
Location
CountryUkraine
Physical characteristics
MouthDnieper
 • coordinates
47.6388°N 35.2640°E / 47.6388; 35.2640
Length146 km (91 mi)
Basin size2,580 km2 (1,000 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionDnieper→ Dnieper–Bug estuary→ Black Sea

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.[2] In 18th century it served as a border between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire.[3]

References
  1. Конка, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  2. 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
  3. Knyazkov, Yu. Kinska, Kinski vody, Kinka, Konka (КІНСЬКА, КІНСЬКІ ВОДИ, КІНКА, КОНКА). Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine.


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