Kurukove (Ukrainian: Курукове Озеро) was a fresh water lake located in the central Ukrainian oblast of Poltava, on the right bank of the Dnieper, opposite the city of Kremenchuk.

Kurukove
Tsybulnik River
Location of a lake in Ukraine
Location of a lake in Ukraine
Kurukove
Location of a lake in Ukraine
Location of a lake in Ukraine
Kurukove
Location of a lake in Ukraine
Location of a lake in Ukraine
Kurukove
LocationPoltava Oblast
Coordinates49°00′35″N 33°24′00″E / 49.00972°N 33.40000°E / 49.00972; 33.40000
Typeformer lake
Basin countriesUkraine
SettlementsKremenchuk
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It was the site of Kurukove lake battle [ru] near the Tsybulnik River [uk] delta, fought between Ukrainian Cossacks and the Poles from 25 October to 3 November 1625.[1] In 1625, the Treaty of Kurukove was signed at the site, establishing an agreement between the Ukrainian Cossacks and the Poles.

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