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| Kharkov (Kharkiv, Harkiv, Harkov) | send flowers to Kharkov |
| City telephone code - 0572 | Time Zone - GMT +2 |
| Kharkov is situated in the northeast of Ukraine and has a population of 1,623,000. It was founded in the middle of the 17th century, 650 kilometres from Moscow and 400 kilometres from Kiev. Among the places to see are Pokrovskiy and Uspenskiy cathedrals, built in the 17th-18th centuries. The heavy machine building and chemical pharmaceutical industries are well developed. Kharkov has the university and several other educational establishments. | click here to see the map of Kharkov |
