Moyka
The Moyka is a short river in Saint Petersburg which splits from the Neva River. Along with the Neva, the Fontanka river, and canals including the Griboyedov and Kryukov, the Moyka encircles the central portion of the city, effectively making that area an island or a group of islands.- Canal
- …lies at an elevation of 9 metres (30 feet)
- …is also known as “Moyka River”
- Description: river in Russia
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vasilievsky Island and Palace of Grand Duke Alexey Alexandrovich.
Palace of Grand Duke Alexey Alexandrovich
Castle
Alexeevsky Palace is a Revivalist palace compound…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint Petersburg and Apraksin Dvor.
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg, known as Petrograd in 1914-1924 and…
Apraksin Dvor
Suburb
Apraksin Yard is a market and retail block in Saint Petersburg, Russia, covering 14 hectares. Apraksin Dvor is situated 2½ km east of Moyka.
Peter and Paul Fortress
Neighborhood
The Peter and Paul Fortress is the original citadel… Peter and Paul Fortress is situated 3 km northeast of Moyka.
Moyka
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Latitude
59.92917° or 59° 55′ 45″ north
Longitude
30.28528° or 30° 17′ 7″ east
Open location code
9GFGW7HP+M4
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Moyka” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Moika”
- Armenian: “Մոյկա”
- Asturian: “Ríu Moyka”
- Basque: “Moika”
- Belarusian: “Мойка”
- Cebuano: “Moyka (kanal)”
- Cebuano: “Moyka”
- Chinese: “莫伊卡河”
- Chuvash: “Мойка”
- Czech: “Mojka”
- Danish: “Mojka”
- Dutch: “Moika”
- Dutch: “Mojka”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر مويكا”
- Esperanto: “Mojka”
- Estonian: “Moika”
- Finnish: “Moika”
- French: “Moïka”
- Georgian: “მოიკა”
- German: “Moika”
- German: “Mojka”
- Hebrew: “מויקה”
- Irish: “Abhainn Moyka”
- Italian: “Mojka”
- Italian: “Moyka”
- Japanese: “モイカ川”
- Latin: “Moika”
- Lithuanian: “Moika”
- Lithuanian: “Mojka”
- Manx: “Moyka”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Mojka”
- Norwegian: “Mojka”
- Persian: “رود مویکا”
- Polish: “Mojka”
- Portuguese: “Moika”
- Portuguese: “Rio Moika”
- Russian: “Мойка”
- Russian: “Мо́йка”
- Russian: “Мья”
- Russian: “Набережная Мойки”
- Russian: “Набережная реки Мойки”
- Russian: “Река Мойка”
- Spanish: “Rio Moika”
- Spanish: “Río Moika”
- Swedish: “Mojka”
- Turkish: “Moika Çayı”
- Ukrainian: “Мойка”
- Venetian: “Fiume Moika”
- Veps: “Moik”
- Welsh: “Afon Moyka”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as New Holland Island and Admiralteisky.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mariinsky Theatre and Saint Petersburg Conservatory.
Leningrad Oblast: Highlights
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