Dzharylhach National Nature Park
Dzharylhach National Nature Park (Ukrainian: Джарилгацький національний природний парк) is a national park of Ukraine that covers Dzharylhach Island and the adjacent Karkinit Bay in the northern reaches of the Black Sea. Famous for clean sandy beaches and mineral springs in its many small lakes, Dzharylhach is the largest island in the Black Sea.
| Dzharylhach National Nature Park | |
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| Ukrainian: Джарилгацький національний природний парк | |
IUCN category II (national park) | |
Dzharylhach National Nature Park | |
Location of Park Dzharylhach National Nature Park (Ukraine) | |
| Location | Kherson Oblast, Skadovsk Raion |
| Nearest city | Skadovsk |
| Coordinates | 46.01667°N 32.9333°E |
| Area | 10,000 hectares (24,711 acres; 100 km2; 39 sq mi) |
| Established | 2009 |
| Governing body | Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources (Ukraine) |
| Website | nppd |
During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the region was occupied by Russians, who connected the island to the mainland, and then destroyed the national park.
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