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Fun fact 5 about Zaporizhzhia

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The historical and cultural museum 'Zaporizka Sich' is a reconstruction of the stronghold of the Zaporizhzhian Cossacks.

Zaporizhzhia
Ukraine
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Zaporizhzhia

Ukraine

Country
Ukraine
Population
722.7K
Coordinates
47.84, 35.14
378th most populous city in the world

Zaporizhzhia, formerly known as Aleksandrovsk or Oleksandrivsk until 1921, is a city in southeast Ukraine, situated on the banks of the Dnieper River. It is the administrative centre of Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Zaporizhzhia has a population of 710,052.

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