Berdyansk, Ukraine

Berdyansk, also spelled as Berdiansk, is a small resort town in Zaporozhye region, Ukraine, with about 130 thousand inhabitants. Berdyansk is situated on the northern coast of the Azov Sea between Berdyansk sand-spit and Obitochnaya sand-spit. These two sand-spits form the Berdyansk Gulf. Berdyansk sand-spit is jutting out 23 km into Azov Sea. The main part of the town located along the Berdyansk Gulf coast line. Due to its favorable location on the the Azov Sea coast and low prices for tourist services, Berdyansk became a very popular resort. The climate here is quite unique: the summers are hot and dry, and the winters are mild and warm. The water in the Azov Sea is warming up to 26 or more degrees in summer. There are six large salt lakes in Berdyansk area that give a natural therapeutic mud. As to salinity, one of these lakes is similar to the Dead Sea in Israel. Thanks to surf waves, a gradual deepening of the sea, and especially fine-grained sand, which covers the bottom, the beaches of Berdyansk are the best on the Azov Sea.

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