Kovel

Kovel (Ukrainian: Ковель, IPA:; Polish: Kowel; Yiddish: קאוולע / קאוולי) is a city in Volyn Oblast, northwestern Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Kovel Raion within the oblast. Population: 67,575 (2022 estimate). The Chełm–Kovel railway (both 1435 mm and 1520 mm gauge) links the city to Chełm in Poland, and represents the longest standard-gauge railway connecting Ukraine to the rest of Europe.

Kovel gives its name to one of the oldest runic inscriptions which were lost during World War II. The Kovel spearhead, unearthed near the town in 1858, contained text in Gothic.