Kinburn Peninsula
The Kinburn Peninsula (Ukrainian: Кінбурнський півострів, romanized: Kinburnskyi pivostriv, Turkish: Kılburun) is a peninsula in Southern Ukraine, which separates the Dnieper–Bug estuary from the Black Sea. Administratively the peninsula is divided between two regions, each represented by one rural community: Pokrovske (Mykolaiv Oblast) and Heroiske (Kherson Oblast), population 1,450. It is part of the Ivory Coast of Sviatoslav National Nature Park.
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| Coordinates: 46°30′27″N 31°46′44″E | |
| Location | Pokrovka, Pokrovske, Vasylivka (Mykolaiv Oblast) and Heroiske (Kherson Oblast), Ukraine |
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| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 40 kilometres (25 mi)[1] |
| • Width | 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) |
Etymology
Etymology comes from Turkish Kılburun, literally 'nose (land strip) [as subtle as a] hair'.[2]
Geography
The western tip of the peninsula extends into the Kinburn Spit.
To the south is a pair of islands, Dovhyi and Kruhlyi - both belong administratively to the Mykolaiv Raion of Mykolaiv Oblast.[3]
The peninsula includes the villages of Pokrovka, Pokrovske and Vasylivka, in Mykolaiv Oblast, and Heroiske, in the Kherson Oblast.
History
The Battle of Kinburn was fought on 12 October (N.S.)/1 October (O.S.) 1787 as part of the Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792).
The Battle of Kinburn was fought on 17 October 1855 as part of the Crimean War.
2022 Russian invasion
References
- Land of Achilles and Prince Svyatoslav. Svyatoslav's White Coast National Park website, nationalparkbilosvyat.org.ua.
- "Ḳi̇lburun". referenceworks.brillonline.com. 24 April 2012.
- Black Sea islands of Mykolaiv Oblast archived from www.library.vn.ua