Lebedyansky Ponds
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Lebedyansky pond is one in the cascade Izmaylovsky ponds in the east of Moscow (Yuzhnoe Izmailovo) in a valley of Serebrianka River on the territory of Izmailovsky Urban Forest Park. Ponds are known from the end of 17th century and Lebedyansky is a largest of them (16 hectares). The origin of the pond's name is not entirely clear, one of the theories that name originated from Russian word "lebyad'" - (Ru - лебедь) swan. The pond's old name is - Lebedevski. There are total of 13 ponds in cascade (Red ("Krasnyi" Ru - Красный), Deer ( "Oleniy" Ru - Олений), Lebedyansky, Terletskiy, Three Sovhoznys and other smaller ones) connected by canals build in the late 17th century and local rivers, the Serebryanka, the , and the . The total area of the ponds is 422,000 square metres (4,540,000 sq ft).
Coordinates: 55°46′32″N 37°48′28″E / 55.7756°N 37.8078°E
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