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'''Southern Ukraine''' ([[Ukrainian phrasebook|Ukrainian]]: Південна Україна) is the region next to |
'''Southern Ukraine''' ([[Ukrainian phrasebook|Ukrainian]]: Південна Україна) is the region next to [[Crimea]] on the Black Sea coast of [[Ukraine]]. |
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==Regions== |
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*{{marker|type=city|name=[[Izmail]]|wikidata=Q147739}} (Ізмаї́л) |
*{{marker|type=city|name=[[Izmail]]|wikidata=Q147739}} (Ізмаї́л) |
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*{{marker|type=city|name=[[Kherson]]|wikidata=Q156732}} (Херсо́н) |
*{{marker|type=city|name=[[Kherson]]|wikidata=Q156732}} (Херсо́н) |
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*{{marker|type=city|name=[[Mykolaiv]]|wikidata=Q41572}} (Микола́їв) |
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*{{marker|type=city|name=[[Ochakiv]]|wikidata=Q850072}} (Очаків) |
*{{marker|type=city|name=[[Ochakiv]]|wikidata=Q850072}} (Очаків) |
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*{{marker|type=city|name=[[Odesa]]|wikidata=Q1874}} (Одеса) – Also called ''Pearl of the Black Sea'', a must see when in Ukraine and refreshing alternative to busy |
*{{marker|type=city|name=[[Odesa]]|wikidata=Q1874}} (Одеса) – Also called ''Pearl of the Black Sea'', a must see when in Ukraine and refreshing alternative to busy Kyiv. |
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*{{marker|type=city|name=[[Teplodar]]|wikidata=Q889566}} (Теплодар) |
*{{marker|type=city|name=[[Teplodar]]|wikidata=Q889566}} (Теплодар) |
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*{{marker|type=city|name=[[Vylkove]]|wikidata=Q889536}} (Вилкове) – Also called the ''Venice of Ukraine'', features a web of channels in town and access to the Danube Delta. |
*{{marker|type=city|name=[[Vylkove]]|wikidata=Q889536}} (Вилкове) – Also called the ''Venice of Ukraine'', features a web of channels in town and access to the Danube Delta. |
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Latest revision as of 23:40, 3 September 2023
Southern Ukraine (Ukrainian: Південна Україна) is the region next to Crimea on the Black Sea coast of Ukraine.
Regions
[edit]| Kherson Oblast |
| Mykolaiv Oblast |
| Odesa Oblast |
Cities
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Map of Southern Ukraine
- 1 Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi (Білгород-Дністровський) – The site of the beautiful seaside castle of Akkerman that was much contested for throughout the history.
- 2 Henichesk – A port city with two beaches
- 3 Izmail (Ізмаї́л)
- 4 Kherson (Херсо́н)
- 5 Mykolaiv (Микола́їв)
- 6 Ochakiv (Очаків)
- 7 Odesa (Одеса) – Also called Pearl of the Black Sea, a must see when in Ukraine and refreshing alternative to busy Kyiv.
- 8 Teplodar (Теплодар)
- 9 Vylkove (Вилкове) – Also called the Venice of Ukraine, features a web of channels in town and access to the Danube Delta.
Other destinations
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- 1 Askania-Nova
– A nature reserve protecting Europe's largest remaining patch of "virgin" (never-cultivated) steppe grasslands, as well a breeding and reintroduction site for rare animals like Przewalski's Horse and the Turkmenian kulan (or wild ass). - 2 Oleshky Sands – One of the largest deserts in Europe.
- 3 Lower Dniester National Nature Park — wetlands of the Dniester estuary, from the Moldovan border to the Black Sea.
Understand
[edit]Talk
[edit]Although the official language is Ukrainian, most locals in southern Ukraine speak Russian as their native language.
Get in
[edit]Get around
[edit]See
[edit]Do
[edit]Eat
[edit]Drink
[edit]Stay safe
[edit]In 2022, Russia invaded the region as one of the fronts of its invasion of Ukraine. After Russian advances during the spring, fighting became inconclusive with neither side gaining a major strategic advantage. Southern Ukraine remains an active war zone and all travel to the region should be avoided.