Zaporizhzhia
Zaporizhzhia, formerly known as Aleksandrovsk or Oleksandrivsk until 1921, is a city in southeast Ukraine, situated on the banks of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. It is the Capital city, administrative centre of Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Zaporizhzhia ...
or Zaporizhia is a city in Ukraine.
Zaporizhzhia, Zaporozhzhia, or Zaporozhye may also refer to:
Places in Ukraine
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Zaporizhzhia (region)
Zaporizhzhia (, ) or Zaporozhzhia () is a historical region in central east Ukraine below the Dnieper rapids (), hence the name, literally "(territory) beyond the rapids".
From the 16th to the 18th centuries the Zaporizhzhia region functioned a ...
, a historical region in central east Ukraine below the Dnieper river rapids
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Zaporizhzhia Governorate
Zaporizhzhia Governorate () was a territorial division or gubernia of the Ukrainian SSR (Ukraine) that was created in April 1920. The new governorate was temporarily established in place of the Tavria Okruha.
Soon after the Ukrainian SSR joined ...
, (1920–22) Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
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Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Zaporizhzhia Oblast (), commonly referred to as Zaporizhzhia (), is an oblast (region) in south-east Ukraine. Its administrative centre is the city of Zaporizhzhia. The oblast covers an area of , and has a population of The oblast is an import ...
(1939–), a first-level administrative unit in Ukraine
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Zaporizhzhia Raion
Zaporizhzhia Raion () is one of the five raions (districts) of Zaporizhzhia Oblast in southeast Ukraine. Its administrative center is Zaporizhzhia. Population:
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of ra ...
, an administrative unit of Zaporizhzhia Oblast
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Nove Zaporizhzhia, Zaporizhzhia Raion
Nove Zaporizhzhia (; literally, New Zaporizhzhia) is a village (a '' selo'') in the Zaporizhzhia Raion (district) of Zaporizhzhia Oblast in southern Ukraine. Its population was 771 in the 2001 Ukrainian Census.
Administratively, it belongs to th ...
, a village in Zaporizhzhia Raion
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Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Zaporizhzhia Oblast (), commonly referred to as Zaporizhzhia (), is an oblast (region) in south-east Ukraine. Its administrative centre is the city of Zaporizhzhia. The oblast covers an area of , and has a population of The oblast is an import ...
, Russia; Oblast/occupied territory disputed with Ukraine
Facilities and structures
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Zaporizhzhia International Airport
Zaporizhzhia International Airport () is the international airport that serves Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, one of three airfields around the city. The aircraft engine factory Motor Sich has its base here. In May 2020, the airport was extended with a n ...
, Zaporizhzhia
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Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station (; ) in southeastern Ukraine is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe and among the 10 largest in the world. It has been under Russian control since 2022. It was built by the Soviet Union near the city ...
, Enerhodar
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Zaporizhzhia thermal power station
Zaporizhzhia thermal power station is a large thermal power plant ( DRES) in the purpose-built city of Enerhodar in Ukraine. It is the most powerful thermal power station in Ukraine, with an installed capacity of 2,850 MWe. Its primary fuel is c ...
, Enerhodar
Other uses
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Ukrainian submarine ''Zaporizhzhia''
See also
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Zaporozhsky (disambiguation)
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ZAZ Zaporozhets, a series of cars
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