Pryazovia
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Pryazovia (, sometimes spelled , Pryozivia; ) or literally Cis-Azov region is usually used to refer to the geographic area of the north coast of the Sea of Azov, mostly located in south-eastern Ukraine, with a small part in Russia. It is located in the southern part of the Azov-Kuban Lowland within the East European Plain, which surrounds the Sea of Azov for most of the stretch of coastline. In a more general sense it may mean the Azov Sea littoral, and conversely, to be more specific, it may also be referred to as the Northern Priazovye. Since 2022, it has been completely occupied by Russia.
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- Approximate location of Northern Pryazovia. Legend: Приозів'я - Pryazovia; Озівське море - Sea of Azov; Чорне море - Black Sea
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Pryazovia (, sometimes spelled , Pryozivia; ) or literally Cis-Azov region is usually used to refer to the geographic area of the north coast of the Sea of Azov, mostly located in south-eastern Ukraine, with a small part in Russia. It is located in the southern part of the Azov-Kuban Lowland within the East European Plain, which surrounds the Sea of Azov for most of the stretch of coastline. In a more general sense it may mean the Azov Sea littoral, and conversely, to be more specific, it may also be referred to as the Northern Priazovye. Since 2022, it has been completely occupied by Russia.
==Geography== thumb|left|Ukrainian river basins in Pryazovia The (Northern) Priazovye consists of the southern parts of Donetsk Oblast and Zaporizhzhia Oblast and the eastern part of Kherson Oblast - parts of Ukraine and the western part of Rostov Oblast of Russia.
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