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Regions and Cities of Ukraine

Kherson

Kherson is the region capital, a large sea and river port and railway junction.

It is situated in the steppe of the Black Sea Lowland on both banks of the Dnieper River directly north of the

Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.

Kherson was founded in 1778 as a fortress to protect the southern frontiers.

The first mention of Kherson in the chronicles occurred in 1737. Among the city's architectural monuments are

the remnants of the fortress walls and gates, the Black Sea Hospital, the naval arsenal (18th century), and the

Cathedral of the Transfiguration (1781).

The city's many museums and theatres are open to the visitors. There is a regional-history museum, an art

museum, a planetarium.

Theatre-goers have an opportunity to visit the Ukrainian Drama Theatre, a puppet theatre and a philharmonic

orchestra.

It is a large educational centre.

It has 4 higher educational institutions, 14 technical secondary schools and several research institutes. The total

area of Kherson is more than 200 km2, the most part of it is covered with parks and public gardens.

There are two arboreta and the Botanical Gardens.

The population of the city is 362, 000. And they work on the city's enterprises.

Ocean tankers, freighters, agricultural machinery, electric machines, glass products are produced there.

There is an oil-refining plant, fat-processing plant, and many wine-making factories. Highways, air and railway

lines connect the city with all other cities of Ukraine and Russia

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