The Saksahan (Ukrainian: Саксагань) is a river in Ukraine, in the southeastern part of the Dnieper Upland.[1] It is a left tributary of the Inhulets (Dnieper basin), joining the Inhulets in the city of Kryvyi Rih.

The name is derived, according to some sources, from the Turkic word Saksagan (magpie).

A village of the same name is found on the left (west) bank of the river.

The river lends its name to Saksahansky urban district of Kryvyi Rih city.[2]

The source of the river, in the modern territorial division, located by the village of Malooleksandrivka [uk], Kamianske Raion, situated at an altitude of 140 meters above sea level. The river is 144 km long (according to some sources, it has a total length of 130 kilometers). The width of the river bed is an average of 5–15 meters, although in places it broadens to 20–40 (29 to 40) meters (watershed line - 250 km).[clarification needed]

References

  1. ^ Saksahan’, Dnipropetrovska Oblast', Ukraine www.mindat.org, accessed 17 June 2023
  2. ^ Black flat blank highlighted location map of the SAKSAHAN RAION inside gray administrative map of Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine stock.adobe.com, accessed 17 June 2023