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Bilsk ( uk, Більськ) is a village in
Poltava Raion
Poltava Raion ( uk, Полтавський район) is a raion (district) in Poltava Oblast of central Ukraine. The raion's administrative center is the city of Poltava. Population:
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Uk ...
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Poltava Oblast
Poltava Oblast ( uk, Полта́вська о́бласть, translit=Poltavska oblast; also referred to as Poltavshchyna – uk, Полта́вщина, literally 'Poltava Country') is an oblast (province) of central Ukraine. The administrative ...
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Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
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Bilsk (Belsk) is better known for its archaeological landmark Bilske Horodyshche (
Bilsk Hill Fort), propounded by some Ukrainian archaeologists as the location of
Gelonus
Gelonus ( grc, Γελωνός) was, according to Herodotus, the capital of the Gelonians. Search for Gelonus
In his account of Scythia (''Inquiries'' book 4), Herodotus writes that the Gelonii were formerly Greeks, having settled away from the ...
, the principal city of the tribe of the
Budini
The Budini (Ancient Greek: Βουδίνοι; ''Boudínoi'') was a group of people (a tribe) described by Herodotus and several later classical authors. Described as nomads living near settled Gelonians, Herodotus located them east of the Tanais ri ...
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References
Zenkovsky Uyezd
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Villages in Poltava Raion