Kalchik River

Kal’chik River
Basin
Main source Ukraine
Source elevation  
River mouth Sea of Azov
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Country Ukraine
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The Kal'chik (Кальчик) is a river in the Donetsk Oblast of Ukraine. It flows from Listvanka into the Kalmius, which it enters near the city of Mariupol. Supposedly it was the scene of the Battle of the Kalka River between the Mongol Empire and Kievan Rus' in 1223.

Coordinates: 47°07′00″N 37°36′45″E / 47.1167°N 37.6125°E / 47.1167; 37.6125

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