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Explore Manych in Russia

Manych in the region of Kalmykiya is a town in Russia - some 760 mi or ( 1223 km ) South-East of Moscow , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Manych is now 11:35 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Moscow " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Volgograd, Prokhladnyy, Mandzhikiny, Makhachkala, and Khutun-Lomkhaty. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Volgograd . Where to go and what to see in Manych ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Eurasia Canal

The Eurasia Canal (Russian: Канал "Евразия", Kanal "Evraziya") is a proposed 700-kilometre (430 mi) long canal connecting the Caspian Sea to the lower Black Sea along the Kuma-Manych Depression, which is often considered the border between Europe and Asia. Currently, a chain of lakes and reservoirs and the shallow irrigation Kuma-Manych Canal are found along this route.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 45.49 44.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Black Sea, Canals in Russia, Caspian Sea, Proposed canals

East Manych

East Manych is a river in the eastern and central part of the Kuma-Manych Depression in southern Russia. East Manych flows east through Kalmykia and along its border with the Stavropol Krai, and ends in the Sostino Lakes (Состинские озёра). According to the Russian geographers, the East Manych is 141 km long; if one were to include the usually dry sections in its lower course, the total length would be over 220 km. The Chogray Reservoir was built on this river in 1969.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 45.49 44.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Rivers of Kalmykia, Rivers of Stavropol Krai

Chogray Reservoir

The Chogray Reservoir (Russian: Чограйское водохранилище, Chograyskoye vodokhranilishche) is an artificial reservoir on the East Manych River on the border of Stavropol Krai and Kalmykia in southern Russia. The reservoir, 49 km long, was constructed in 1969-1973, primarily to satisfy the demands of local irrigated farming. Its area is 185 square km, volume 0.7 cubic km.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 45.50 44.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Geography of Kalmykia, Geography of Stavropol Krai, Reservoirs in Russia