#1
Among the miracles of Odessa, there are some naturally created ones. Take the Kuyalnik “Liman” or “salt-lake”, the only thing similar in the world can be found in Israel, for the mud of Kuyalnik can only be compared to the mud of the Dead Sea, and some differences make the Odessa product unique.
#2
The Kuyalnik “Liman” (a natural salt-lake, separated from the sea by a natural sand and silt wall) is situated in the North-Western part of the coast, within 13 km of Odessa. It is 28 km long and 3 km wide with an average depth of 3 m. The lowest point of Ukraine is situated within the area of the Kuyalnik “Liman”: 5 m below sea level!
#3
After becoming separated from the sea in the 14th century, Kuyalnik ‘Liman’ became a huge area of salty water under the hot Southern sun. It is the dense saline that gave the place its name (from the Turkish word “kuyanlyk” meaning “dense”).
