Kurakhove
Kurakhove (Ukrainian: Курахове, Russian: Курахово) is a city in Pokrovsk Raion of Donetsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. Population: 18,506 (2021 est.)[1]; 21,479 (2001). At Kurakhove, there is Kurakhove Power Station.
Kurakhove
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 Church in Kurakhove | |
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| Coordinates: 47°59′N 37°16′E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk |
| Raion | Kurakhove Municipality |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 18,506 |
The 11 May 2014 Donetsk Oblast independence referendum was conducted in Kurakhove, but the city did not become part of the territory controlled by the Donetsk People's Republic (who held the referendum).[2] Since then the city is 10 miles west of the frontlines of the War in Donbas.[3][4]
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City council
Church in Kurakhove
Sports centre
Lermontov Street in Kurakhove
Kurakhove Reservoir
References
- Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2021 / Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2021 (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
- Marson, James (26 October 2014). "In Ukraine's East, Low Voter Turnout in Election Signals Kiev's Challenges". Wall Street Journal.
- Marson, James (26 October 2014). "In Ukraine's East, Low Voter Turnout in Election Signals Kiev's Challenges". Wall Street Journal.
- "Kurakhove, a Ukrainian-controlled city 10 kilometers from the war front, is on edge with residents divided - Jun. 30, 2015". 30 June 2015.
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