Kharkiv

Kharkiv (, ;Kharkiv on Encyclopædia Britannica) or Kharkov () is the seicont lairgest ceety in Ukraine.

Foondit in 1654, Kharkiv became the first ceety in Ukraine whaur the Soviet pouer wis proclaimed an Soviet government wis formed. Nou it is the admeenistrative centre o the Kharkiv oblast (province), as well as the admeenistrative centre o the surroondin Kharkivskyi Raion (destrict) athin the oblast. The ceety is locatit in the northeast o the kintra. As o 2006, its population is 1,461,300.

Kharkiv is a major cultural, scienteefic, educational, transport an industrial centre o Ukraine, wi 60 scienteefic Institutes, 30 establishments o heicer eddication, 6  museums, 7 theatres an 80 libraries. Its industry specializes maistly in machinery. Thare are hunders o industrial companies in the ceety. Amang them are warld famous giants lik the Morozov Design Bureau an the Malyshev Tank Factory, leaders in tank production syne the 1930s; Khartron (aerospace an nuclear electronics); an the Turboatom turbines producer.

Thare is an unnergrund rapid-transit seestem (metro) wi aboot 38.1 km (24 mi) o track an 29 stations. A well-kent laundmerk o Kharkiv is the Freedom Square (Maidan Svobody umwhile kent as Dzerzhinsky Square), which is currently the saxt lairgest ceety square in Europe, an the 12t lairgest square in the warld.

 Internaitional relations 
 Twin touns - Sister ceeties 
Kharkiv is currently twinned wi:
  Moscow, Roushie
  Saunt Petersburg, Roushie
  Brno, Czech Republic (syne 2008)
  Bologna, Italy
  Lille, Fraunce 
  Nürnberg, Germany
  Poznań, Poland 
  Cincinnati, Unitit States
  Tianjin, Cheenae
   Varna, Bulgarie
   Kaunas, Lithuanie
   Belgorod, Roushie
   Nizhny Novgorod, Roushie
   Kutaisi, Georgie
   Jinan, Cheenae
   Rishon LeZion, Israel
   Daugavpils, Latvie

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Category:Ceeties in Kharkiv Oblast
Category:Populatit places established in 1654