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Kaniv Destination Guide

Discover Kaniv in Ukraine

Kaniv in the region of Cherkas'ka with its 25,666 habitants is a town located in Ukraine - some 64 mi or ( 103 km ) South-East of Kiev , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Kaniv

Local time in Kaniv is now 11:30 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Kiev " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Chişinău, Iaşi, Trostyanets, Prokhorovka, and Polstvin. When in this area, you might want to check out Chişinău . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Kaniv ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Suzuki XF650 Freewind

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Dnieper, Chernecha gora

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Dnieper — greatest river of the Ukraine. ..


Cycling from Kyiv to Dnipropetrovsk

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Kyiv--Dnipropetrovsk August 2011 trip. It took me 7 days and 650+ km. ..

Instrumental Progressive Metal Song - Journey (Original metal song)

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Original instrumental progressive metal song "Journey" by Panivan Yuriy (Ukraine) Metal mixing gear: Cubase Line6 TonePort GX Hardcore Bass Toontrack - Superior Drummer "The Metal Foundry" Omnisphere ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Taras Hill

Taras Hill or Chernecha Hora (Ukrainian: Чернеча гора; literally, Monk's Hill) is a hill on the bank of the Dnieper near Kaniv in Ukraine, where the remains of the famous Ukrainian poet and artist Taras Shevchenko have been buried since 1861. The original site of Shevchenko's burial is the Smolensky Cemetery in St. Petersburg. The hill formerly belonged to Kaniv's Orthodox monastery. The monastery was the burial place of several hetmans of Ukraine.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 49.73 31.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Biographical museums in Ukraine, Hills of Ukraine, Museums in Cherkasy Oblast, Poetry museums, Taras Shevchenko

Mezhyrich

Mezhyrich (Ukrainian: Межиріч, also referred to as Mezhirich) is a village (selo) in central Ukraine. It is located in the Kaniv Raion of the Cherkasy Oblast, approximately 22 km from the region's administrative center, Kaniv, near the point where the Rosava River flows into the Ros'.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 49.63 31.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Ukraine, Villages in Cherkasy Oblast

Kaniv Reservoir

The Kaniv Reservoir (Ukrainian: Канівське водосховище, Kanivs'ke vodoskhovyshche) is a water reservoir located on the Dnieper River in Ukraine. Named after the city of Kaniv, it covers a total area of 675 square kilometres within the Cherkasy and Kiev Oblasts. It was created in 1972 because of the dams of the Kaniv Hydroelectric Station on the Dnieper River. The reservoir is 162 km long, up to 5 km wide, and has an average depth of 5.5 meters. The total water volume is 2.6 km³.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 49.93 31.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Reservoirs built in the Soviet Union, Reservoirs in Ukraine

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Kaniv