The capital city of Zaporozhye oblast: Zaporozhye.
Zaporozhye (also spelled Zaporizhia) oblast is located in the southeastern part of Ukraine. A strategic location of Zaporozhye oblast is emphasized by its equal distance from European and Asian markets. The capital city is Zaporozhye.
Zaporozhye oblast has the population of about 1,806,000 (2010); land area is 27,180 sq. km.
In 7th century B.C. the Scythians possessed this territory. In 4th century A.D. these lands were occupied by the Guns, in 6th century - by the Avars, in 8th century - by the Khazars. After prince Svyatoslav Igorevich defeated Khazar kaganate in 969, tribes of the Pechenegs substituted them.
From 11th century the Azov area was occupied by the Polovets. In early 12th century Russian princes united on the island Khortitsa and defeated the Polovets’ army on the banks of the river Molochnaya. In June 1223 a famous battle on the Kalka took place, Russian princes were defeated, a part of population of Azov area steppes was passed to the Golden Horde and the Crimean khanate.
In late 15th century Cossack movement came into being, the island Khortitsa turned into a center of Cossack army and the Ukrainian independence. The industrial development of the region began in the first half of 19th century, when factories processing the agricultural raw were formed.
Zaporozhskaya oblast was formed in 1939 out of south-eastern part of Dnepropetrovsk oblast with Zaporozhye city as its center.
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Zaporozhye oblast view
Zaporozhye oblast area makes 4.5% of that of Ukraine. Oblast stretches for 208 km from the north to the south and for 235 km from the east to the west.
Zaporozhye oblast south is washed by Azov Sea, whose shoreline within oblast boundaries exceeds 300 km. Dnepr, the European third longest river, an important transport waterway, flows in Zaporozhye oblast territory. Zaporozhye region is characterized by plain landscape.
Residents of Zaporozhye oblast make over 4% of total population of Ukraine. The urban population is about 1,300,000 and the rural 506,000. Zaporozhye region is highly urbanized. Town residents make over 75% of population, 57% of the whole Zaporozhye oblast population reside in three largest cities: Zaporozhye, Melitopol and Berdyansk.
Climatic conditions of Zaporozhye oblast are maximally favorable for development of agriculture, recreation, health resort rest and tourism.
Zaporozhye oblast includes 20 districts, 5 regional subordination and 9 district subordination towns, 23 town type settlements and 920 villages.
Zaporozhye oblast industry: highly developed ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy, energy generation, heavy machine-building, production of transportation machinery.
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Zaporozhye oblast scenery
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Zaporozhye oblast church
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