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The Dnieper Rapids (Dniprovi porohy) also known as Cataracts of the Dnieper were the historical rapids on the Dnieper river in Ukraine, composed of outcrops of granites, gneisses and other types of bedrock of the Ukrainian Shield.[1]

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  1. 23 relations: Constantine VII, De Administrando Imperio, Dnieper, Dnieper Hydroelectric Station, Dnieper Reservoir, Dnipro, Encyclopedia of Ukraine, Faber & Faber, Gneiss, Granite, Kodak Fortress, Leo Bagrow, Outcrop, Pechenegs, Pelican, Portage, Primary Chronicle, Rapids, Route from the Varangians to the Greeks, The Tale of Igor's Campaign, Ukrainian Shield, Varangians, Zaporizhzhia.

  2. Dnieper
  3. Former bodies of water
  4. Geography of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
  5. Geography of Zaporizhzhia Oblast
  6. History of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
  7. History of Zaporizhzhia Oblast
  8. Rapids
  9. Rivers of Ukraine
  10. Varangians

Constantine VII

Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus (Kōnstantinos Porphyrogennētos; 17 May 905 – 9 November 959) was the fourth Byzantine emperor of the Macedonian dynasty, reigning from 6 June 913 to 9 November 959.

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De Administrando Imperio

("On the Governance of the Empire") is the Latin title of a Greek-language work written by the 10th-century Eastern Roman Emperor Constantine VII.

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Dnieper

The Dnieper, also called Dnepr or Dnipro, is one of the major transboundary rivers of Europe, rising in the Valdai Hills near Smolensk, Russia, before flowing through Belarus and Ukraine to the Black Sea. Dnieper Rapids and Dnieper are rivers of Ukraine.

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Dnieper Hydroelectric Station

The Dnieper Hydroelectric Station (DniproHES), also known as the Dnipro Dam, is a hydroelectric power station in the city of Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.

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Dnieper Reservoir

The Dnieper Reservoir (Дніпровське водосховище, Dniprovs'ke vodoskhovyshche) is a reservoir on the Dnieper river in Ukrainian oblasts of Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia. Dnieper Rapids and Dnieper Reservoir are Geography of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and Geography of Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

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Dnipro

Dnipro is Ukraine's fourth-largest city, with about one million inhabitants.

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Encyclopedia of Ukraine

The Encyclopedia of Ukraine (translit), published from 1984 to 2001, is a fundamental work of Ukrainian Studies.

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Faber & Faber

Faber and Faber Limited, commonly known as Faber & Faber or simply Faber, is an independent publishing house in London.

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Gneiss

Gneiss is a common and widely distributed type of metamorphic rock.

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Granite

Granite is a coarse-grained (phaneritic) intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase.

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Kodak Fortress

Kodak fortress (Кодак; Kudak) was a fort built in 1635 by the order of Władysław IV Vasa, ruler of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and the Commonwealth's Sejm, on the Dnieper river near what would become the town of Stari Kodaky (now near the city of Dnipro in Ukraine).

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Leo Bagrow

Leo Bagrow (born Lev Semenovich Bagrov; 6 July 1881 – 10 August 1957) was a Russian-born historian of cartography, founder of the journal Imago Mundi.

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Outcrop

An outcrop or rocky outcrop is a visible exposure of bedrock or ancient superficial deposits on the surface of the Earth and other terrestrial planets.

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Pechenegs

The Pechenegs or PatzinaksPeçeneq(lər), Peçenek(ler), Middle Turkic: بَجَنَكْ, Pecenegi, Печенег(и), Печеніг(и), Besenyő(k), Πατζινάκοι, Πετσενέγοι, Πατζινακίται, პაჭანიკი, pechenegi, печенези,; Печенези, Pacinacae, Bisseni were a semi-nomadic Turkic people from Central Asia who spoke the Pecheneg language.

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Pelican

Pelicans (genus Pelecanus) are a genus of large water birds that make up the family Pelecanidae.

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Portage

Portage or portaging (CA) is the practice of carrying water craft or cargo over land, either around an obstacle in a river, or between two bodies of water.

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Primary Chronicle

The Russian Primary Chronicle, commonly shortened to Primary Chronicle (translit, commonly transcribed Povest' vremennykh let (PVL)), is a chronicle of Kievan Rus' from about 850 to 1110.

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Rapids

Rapids are sections of a river where the river bed has a relatively steep gradient, causing an increase in water velocity and turbulence.

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Route from the Varangians to the Greeks

The trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks was a medieval trade route that connected Scandinavia, Kievan Rus' and the Eastern Roman Empire. Dnieper Rapids and route from the Varangians to the Greeks are Varangians.

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The Tale of Igor's Campaign

The Tale of Igor's Campaign or The Tale of Ihor's Campaign (translit) is an anonymous epic poem written in the Old East Slavic language.

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Ukrainian Shield

In geology, the Ukrainian Shield or the Ukrainian Crystalline Massif is the southwest shield of the East European craton.

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Varangians

The Varangians"," Online Etymology Dictionary were Viking conquerors, traders and settlers, mostly from present-day Sweden.

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Zaporizhzhia

Zaporizhzhia (Запоріжжя,; Zaporozhye), formerly known as Oleksandrivsk until 1921, is a city in southeast Ukraine, situated on the banks of the Dnieper River.

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See also

Dnieper

Former bodies of water

Geography of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

Geography of Zaporizhzhia Oblast

History of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

History of Zaporizhzhia Oblast

Rapids

Rivers of Ukraine

Varangians

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dnieper_Rapids

Also known as Dnieper cataracts, Dnipro rapids, Seven rapids of the Dnieper, Seven rapids of the Dnipro.