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The original name of a Ukrainian Cossack city on the territory of modern Dnipro was Novyi Kodak.
Dnipro
Ukraine
Dnipro is Ukraine's fourth-largest city, with about one million inhabitants. It is located in the eastern part of Ukraine, 391 km (243 mi) southeast of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on the Dnipro River, from which it takes its name. Dnipro is the administrative centre of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
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In 1918, the Central Council of Ukraine proposed to change the name of the city to Sicheslav, but this was never finalized.
Dnipro
Ukraine
Dnipro is Ukraine's fourth-largest city, with about one million inhabitants. It is located in the eastern part of Ukraine, 391 km (243 mi) southeast of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on the Dnipro River, from which it takes its name. Dnipro is the administrative centre of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
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The city was officially renamed Dnipro by the Ukrainian parliament on 19 May 2016.
Dnipro
Ukraine
Dnipro is Ukraine's fourth-largest city, with about one million inhabitants. It is located in the eastern part of Ukraine, 391 km (243 mi) southeast of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on the Dnipro River, from which it takes its name. Dnipro is the administrative centre of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
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Dnipropetrovsk became the third city in the Russian Empire to have electric trams in 1897.
Dnipro
Ukraine
Dnipro is Ukraine's fourth-largest city, with about one million inhabitants. It is located in the eastern part of Ukraine, 391 km (243 mi) southeast of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on the Dnipro River, from which it takes its name. Dnipro is the administrative centre of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
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During the Great Purge, the regional administration of the NKVD killed 16,421 people in 1937.
Dnipro
Ukraine
Dnipro is Ukraine's fourth-largest city, with about one million inhabitants. It is located in the eastern part of Ukraine, 391 km (243 mi) southeast of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on the Dnipro River, from which it takes its name. Dnipro is the administrative centre of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
From the “History” section
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Photo: Олег Тоцкий (tov-tob) · CC BY-SA 3.0