The Syvash borders the northeastern coast of the main Crimean Peninsula. The central and eastern Syvash were registered as wetlands of Ukraine under the Ramsar Convention. Since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the entire Syvash has been occupied by Russia.

Syvash, (“Putrid Sea”), system of shallow inlets of the Sea of Azov that penetrate the northern and eastern coasts of the Crimean Peninsula, Ukraine. Syvash is separated from the Sea of Azov by the Arabat Spit, a sandbar measuring from 900 feet to 5 miles (270 m to 8 km) in width.

Syvash (Ukrainian: Сиваш) is a village at the southernmost point of the Chonhar Peninsula on the northern coast of the Syvash sea in the Henichesk Raion of Kherson Oblast, Ukraine. It has a population of 257. [1] It belongs to Henichesk urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. [2]

Apr 21, 2023 · The Syvash (from the Crimean-Tatar word sıvaş meaning “sticky” and characterizing the muddy shores) is an ecosystem of 11 shallow salt lakes in the north of Crimea with a layer of silt up to 10 or 15 meters thick.

Azov–Syvash National Nature Park (Ukrainian: Азово-Сиваський національний природний парк, romanized: Azovo-Syvasʹkyy natsionalʹnyy pryrodnyy park) is a national park of Ukraine, located on Byriuchyi Island in the northwestern Sea of Azov. The park was created to protect the unique coastal environment ...

Stretching across the peninsula is a network of shallow, marshy inlets sprawling over roughly 1,000 square miles (2,600 square kilometers). This network of lagoons is known as Sivash (also Syvash or Sivaš). During the summer months, the warmed marsh waters give off unpleasant odors, lending the region the nicknames of “Rotten Sea” or “Putrid Sea.”

May 1, 2024 · Syvash, also known as the Sivash or the Putrid Sea, is a unique and mysterious lagoon located in the northern part of the Azov Sea. It stretches across the Crimean Peninsula and the Kherson Oblast in Ukraine, covering an area of approximately 2,560 square kilometers.

Der Sywasch oder Sywaschsee (ukrainisch und russisch Сиваш, krimtatarisch Sıvaş) ist ein großflächiges System flacher Buchten im Westen des Asowschen Meeres, welches die Krim vom ukrainischen Festland trennt.

Azov-Syvash National Park was created to preserve the rich flora and fauna, unique natural complexes of the northern Azov region. It covers an area of over 52,000 hectares, of which only 8469 hectares are occupied by land, and 43,685 hectares - are Azov Sea, Syvash lake and Utlyutskyy estuary.

The site, part of a large coastal lagoon, is a shallow saltwater bay near the Azov Sea and includes numerous spits, islets, saline lowlands, and peninsulas. Vegetation consists of halophytic grasses fringed by extensive areas of steppe.