Balchug Street
Description:
Balchug Street is a street in the area of the Water Canal. The length of the street is approximately 250 meters. Balchug Street is bounded by the Moscow River and the Water Canal and runs from the Raushskaya Embankment to the Sadovnicheskaya Embankment, behind the Cast-iron Bridge passing into Pyatnitskaya Street. The word "balchug" is of Turkic origin: Balchyk - "mud, swamp". Balchug Street in Moscow is located in the area of the ancient Moscow tract of the Swamp.
