Saksahan

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Saksahan
The Saksahan in Kriviy Rih in winter
Native name	Саксагань (Ukrainian)
Location
Country	Ukraine
Cities	Kryvyi Rih
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	48°15′41″N 34°06′08″E / 48.2613°N 34.1022°E / 48.2613; 34.1022
Mouth	Inhulets
• coordinates	47°32′06″N 33°11′45″E / 47.5351°N 33.1959°E / 47.5351; 33.1959
Length	144 km (89 mi)
Basin size	2,025 km2 (782 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Inhulets→ Dnieper→ Dnieper–Bug estuary→ Black Sea

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 - 40) meters (watershed line - 250 km).^{[clarification needed]}