| Odessa Oblast Одеська область Odes’ka oblast’ |
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| Nickname: Одещина (Ukrainian) Odeshchyna (transliteration) |
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Location of Odessa Oblast (red) on the map of Ukraine (blue). A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. Ukrainian (in Ukrainian украї́нська мо́ва ukrayins'ka mova,) is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. Transliteration is the practice of Transcribing a Word or text written in one Writing system into another writing system or system of rules for such practice Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. |
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| Administrative center | Odessa | ||||
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| Governor | Mykola Dmytrovych Serdyuk (acting) (?) | ||||
| Oblast council | |||||
| – Chairman | Mykola Leonidovych Skoryk (Party of Regions) | ||||
| – № of seats | 120 | ||||
| Established | |||||
| Subdivisions | |||||
| – Raions | 26 | ||||
| – Cities of oblast subordinance | 7 | ||||
| – Cities (total) | 19 | ||||
| – Towns | 33 | ||||
| – Villages | 1,138 | ||||
| Area | Ranked 1st | ||||
| – Total | 33,310 km² | ||||
| – Land | ? km² | ||||
| – Water | ? (?%) | ||||
| Population | Ranked ? | ||||
| – Total (2006) | 2,387,543 | ||||
| – Density | 73 p/ km² | ||||
| – Average salary | UAH ? (?%) | ||||
| Time zone | EET +2 | ||||
| – Summer (DST) | EEST +3 | ||||
| Abbreviations | |||||
| – Postal code | 65000-68999 | ||||
| – ISO 3166-2 | UA-51 | ||||
| – FIPS 10-4 | UP17 | ||||
| – Telephone code | +380-48 | ||||
| – Licence plate | (ukr) | ||||
| Official website | www.odessa.gov.ua | ||||
| Verkhovna Rada site | |||||
Odessa Oblast, also written as Odesa Oblast (Ukrainian: Одеська область, translit. Odes’ka oblast’; also referred to as Odeshchyna—Ukrainian: Одещина) is an oblast (province) of south-western Ukraine. ODESSA which stands for the German phrase O rganisation d er e hemaligen SS - A ngehörigen which in turn translates As of January 1 2008 there are 458 cities ( Ukrainian: мiсто misto) in Ukraine A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government Ukraine is a Republic under a Semi-presidential system with separate Legislative, executive, and Judicial branches The Party of Regions (Партія регіонів rɛɦi'ɔniu̯ Партия регионов is a Ukrainian Political party created in March 2001 Odessa Oblast, also written as Odesa Oblast (Одеська область translit Ukraine is subdivided into 24 Oblasts (provinces, one Autonomous republic, and two " cities with special status' " Raions of Ukraine (or raiony, to use the Ukrainian plural Райони України are small territorial subdivisions of Ukraine See also List of cities in Ukraine by population. As of January 1 2008 there are 458 cities ( Ukrainian See also List of cities in Ukraine by population. As of January 1 2008 there are 458 cities ( Ukrainian See also Subdivisions of Ukraine As of January 1, 2006 there are 886 Urban-type settlements (селище міського типу Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. This is a list of the Ukrainian Oblasts and territories in order of descending area Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology This is a list of the Ukrainian Oblasts and territories in order of descending population (in 2006 except otherwise stated Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume See also The hryvnia, sometimes hryvnya or (incorrectly hryvna or hrivna (гривня ˈɦrɪu̯nʲɑ sign: ₴, code: Eastern European Time ( EET) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. Daylight saving time ( DST Eastern European Summer Time ( EEST) is one of the names of UTC+3 Time zone, 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. Ukrainian postal codes consist of five digits These codes are given to all settlements with 500 or more inhabitants irrespective of post office presence habitations with smaller population Ukrainian postal codes consist of five digits These codes are given to all settlements with 500 or more inhabitants irrespective of post office presence habitations with smaller population ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO ISO 3166-2UA is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to Ukraine. The FIPS 10-4 standard Countries Dependencies Areas of Special Sovereignty and Their Principal Administrative Divisions, lists two-letter country codes that This is a list of FIPS 10-4 region codes from S-U using a standardized name format and cross-linking to articles A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks A vehicle registration plate is a metal or plastic plate attached to a Motor vehicle or trailer for official identification purposes Ukrainian (in Ukrainian украї́нська мо́ва ukrayins'ka mova,) is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (Верховна Рада України English: Supreme Council of Ukraine) is Ukraine 's Parliament Ukrainian (in Ukrainian украї́нська мо́ва ukrayins'ka mova,) is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. The romanization or latinization of Ukrainian is the representation of the Ukrainian language using Latin letters. Odessa Oblast, also written as Odesa Oblast (Одеська область translit Ukrainian (in Ukrainian украї́нська мо́ва ukrayins'ka mova,) is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. Ukraine is subdivided into 24 Oblasts (provinces, one Autonomous republic, and two " cities with special status' " Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Odessa. ODESSA which stands for the German phrase O rganisation d er e hemaligen SS - A ngehörigen which in turn translates
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The finds from the settlements and burial grounds of Gumelnitsa, Tripolie and Usatovo culture, barrows and hoards of the Bronze Age are of special interest. The Cucuteni culture, better known in the countries of the former Soviet Union as Trypillian culture or Tripolie culture, is a late Neolithic Usatovo culture, 3500&mdash3000 BC an Archaeological culture facing the Black sea between the mouths of the Bug River and the Danube in present-day Romania In the first millennium B. C. ancient Greek colonies, such as Olbia, Tyras, Niconium, Panticapaeum, Chersonesus, were founded on the North Black Sea Coast. Pontic Olbia or Olvia is the site of a colony founded by the Milesians on the shores of the Southern Bug estuary (Greek Hypanis) Tyras, a colony of Miletus, probably founded about 600 BC, situated some 10 m from the mouth of the Tyras River ( Dniester) Panticapaeum ( Greek: Παντικάπαιον Pantikápaion) present-day Kerch: an important Greek city and port in Taurica (Tauric Chersonesos (Χερσόνησος Chersonesus Old East Slavic: Корсунь Korsun; Херсонес Khersones; also transliterated as Chersonese Painted vessels, terracottas, sculptures, inscriptions, articles of craft art, represented in muzeum, testify about prosperity of the antique civilization.
The culture of Scythian tribes, inhabited in Black Sea littoral steppes, is represented by finds from settlements and barial grounds. There are weapon items, bronze cauldrons, other utensils, adornments. By the beginning of the first millennium A. D. the Sarmatians displaced the Scythians. The Sarmatians, Sarmatae or Sauromatae ( Old Iranian Sarumatah 'archer' Σαρμάτες The Scythians or Scyths (Σκύθες Σκύθοι were an Iranian speaking people of horse-riding Nomadic pastoralists who dominated the Pontic In the IIIrd–IVth centuries A. D. the tribal alliance, represented by the items of Chernyakhovo culture, was created. Since the middle of the first millennium the formation of Slavic people began. In the IXth century they were united into a state with Kyiv as a centre. The Khazars, Polovtsy, Pechenegs were the Slavs' neighbours during the different times. The period of the IXth–XIVth centuries is reflected by the materials from the settlements and cities of Kyiv Rus, Belgorod, Caffa-Theodosia, Berezan Island. Berezan (Березань is an island in the Black Sea at the entrance of the Dnieper - Bug Estuary, Ukraine.
Formerly ruled by the Ottoman Empire, the territory of the Odessa oblast passed into Russian and Soviet hands in various stages between the eighteenth century and 20th century. The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish The twentieth century of the Common Era began on The Russian Empire's expansion along the Black Sea coast led to the creation of the territory of Novorossiya, which was colonised by a variety of peoples, of whom the Russians were dominant. The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya The Black Sea is an inland Sea bounded by southeastern Europe, the Caucasus and the Anatolian peninsula ( Turkey Novorossiya (Новоро́ссия literally New Russia) is a historic area now mostly located in southern Ukraine, in southern Russia, in Bessarabia The Odessa oblast corresponds to the most westerly portion of "New Russia".
The oblast was created on February 27, 1932 as part of the Ukrainian SSR. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic or the Ukrainian SSR was one of the 15 constituent republics that made up the Former Soviet Union from its It was expanded further following the annexation in 1940 of the Romanian territory of Budjak, the part of southern Bessarabia that lay north of the Danube River. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Budjak or Budzhak is a historical region in the Odessa Oblast (province of Ukraine. Bessarabia ( Basarabia in Romanian, Бесарабія in Ukrainian, Бессарабия in Russian, Бесарабия in Bulgarian The Danube (In Donau from earlier Danuvius, Celtic *dānu, meaning "to flow run" Slovak and Polish Dunaj This was part of the deal reached between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union in the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 However, the area in the far south around Izmail was not incorporated into the oblast until 1956. For the class of Russian warships see Izmail class battlecruiser. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
The oblast occupies an area of around 33,300 square kilometres (12,850 sq miles). It is characterised by largely flat steppes divided by the estuary of the Dniester river. In physical Geography, a steppe ( German, from степь - "a flat and arid land" степ - /stɛp/ тал - tal дала - /dɑlɑ/ pronounced The Dniester (Дністер translit Dnister; Nistru is a river in Eastern Europe. Its Black Sea coast comprises numerous sandy beaches, estuaries and lagoons. The Black Sea is an inland Sea bounded by southeastern Europe, the Caucasus and the Anatolian peninsula ( Turkey The region's soils are renowned for their fertility, and intensive agriculture is the mainstay of the local economy. Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture The southwest possesses many orchards and vineyards, while arable crops are grown throughout the region. An orchard is an intentional planting of Trees or Shrubs maintained for Food production. A vineyard is a Plantation of Grape -bearing Vines grown mainly for Winemaking, but also Raisins Table grapes and non-alcoholic
Snake Island is part of the oblast. For the Bulgarian island in the Black Sea and often referred to as Snake Island see St
Significant branches of the oblast's economy are:
The region's industrial capability is principally concentrated in and around Odessa.
The oblast's population (as of 2004) is 2. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " 4 million people, nearly 40% of whom live in the city of Odessa.
Significant Romanian/Moldovan, Bulgarian and Greek minorities reside in the province. The Romanians (dated Rumanians or Roumanians; Romanian: români or historically and today rather seldom and only regional rumâni Moldovans, or Moldavians (original name Moldoveni; Молдовень in the Moldovan Cyrillic script, used nowadays only in Transnistria The Bulgarians (българи balgari) are a South Slavic people generally associated with the Republic of Bulgaria and the Bulgarian language The Greeks ( Greek: Έλληνες) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighbouring regions The Greek minority is mostly preponderant in the city of Odessa. The Greeks ( Greek: Έλληνες) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighbouring regions
Bulgarians and Romanians represent 21% and 13% respectively, of the population of the formerly Romanian region of Budjak, within Odessa oblast. The Bulgarians (българи balgari) are a South Slavic people generally associated with the Republic of Bulgaria and the Bulgarian language The Romanians (dated Rumanians or Roumanians; Romanian: români or historically and today rather seldom and only regional rumâni Budjak or Budzhak is a historical region in the Odessa Oblast (province of Ukraine.
The Odessa Oblast is administratively subdivided into 26 raions (districts), as well as 7 cities (municipalities) which are directly subordinate to the oblast government: Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Illichivsk, Izmail, Kotovsk, Teplodar, Yuzhne, and the administrative center of the oblast, Odessa. For the manufactured regenerated fiber see Rayon A raion (or rayon) (райо́н ra'jon rayon раён რაიონი Districts are a type of Administrative division, in some countries managed by a Local government. A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a City, Town, or Village, or "Akkerman" redirects here For other uses see Akkerman (disambiguation. Illichivsk (Іллічівськ translit Illichivs’k, Ильичёвск is a port City in the Odessa Oblast ( province) of south-western For the class of Russian warships see Izmail class battlecruiser. Kotovsk (Котовськ Birzula is a city in Odessa Oblast, Ukraine, the administrative center of Kotovskyi Raion. Teplodar (Теплодар is a small city in Odessa Oblast, Ukraine. Yuzhne (Южне Южное Yuzhnoye; formerly Ю́жный Yuzhnу, translated as "southern" n ODESSA which stands for the German phrase O rganisation d er e hemaligen SS - A ngehörigen which in turn translates
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| Ananyivskyi Raion | Ананьївський район Anan'yivs'kyi raion |
Ananyiv (City) |
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| Artsyzkyi Raion | Арцизький район Artsyz'kyi raion |
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| Baltskyi Raion | Балтський район Balts'kyi raion |
Balta (City) |
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| Berezivskyi Raion | Березівський район Berezivs'kyi raion |
Berezivka (City) |
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| Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion | Білгород-Дністровський район Bilhorod-Dnistrovs'kyi raion |
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi (City) |
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| Biliayivskyi Raion | Біляївський район Biliayivs'kyi raion |
Biliayivka (City) |
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| Bolhradskyi Raion | Болградський район Bolhrads'kyi raion |
Bolhrad (City) |
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| Frunzivskyi Raion | Фрунзівський район Frunzivs'kyi raion |
Frunzivka (Urban-type settlement) |
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| Ivanivskyi Raion | Іванівський район Ivanivs'kyi raion |
Ivanivka (Urban-type settlement) |
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| Izmailskyi Raion | Ізмаїльський район Izmails'kyi raion |
Izmail (City) |
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| Kiliyskyi Raion | Кілійський район Kiliys'kyi raion |
Kilia (City) |
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| Kodymskyi Raion | Кодимський район Kodyms'kyi raion |
Kodyma (City) |
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| Kominternivskyi Raion | Комінтернівський район Kominternivs'kyi raion |
Kominternivske (Urban-type settlement) |
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| Kotovskyi Raion | Котовський район Kotovs'kyi raion |
Kotovsk (City) |
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| Krasnooknianskyi Raion | Красноокнянський район Krasno-oknians'kyi raion |
Krasni Okny (Urban-type settlement) |
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| Liubashivskyi Raion | Любашівський район Liubashivs'kyi raion |
Liubashivka (Urban-type settlement) |
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| Mykolaivskyi Raion | Миколаївський район Mykolayivs'kyi raion |
Mykolaivka (Urban-type settlement) |
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| Ovidiopolskyi Raion | Овідіопольський район Ovidiopols'kyi raion |
Ovidiopol (Urban-type settlement) |
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| Reniyskyi Raion | Ренійський район Reniys'kyi raion |
Reni (City) |
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| Rozdilnianskyi Raion | Роздільнянський район Rozdil'nians'kyi raion |
Rozdilna (City) |
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| Saratskyi Raion | Саратський район Sarats'kyi raion |
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| Savranskyi Raion | Савранський район Savrans'kyi raion |
Savran (Urban-type settlement) |
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| Shyriayivskyi Raion | Ширяївський район Shyriayivs'kyi raion |
Shyriaieve (Urban-type settlement) |
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| Tarutynskyi Raion | Тарутинський район Tarutyns'kyi raion |
Tarutyne (Urban-type settlement) |
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| Tatarbunarskyi Raion | Татарбунарський район Tatarbunars'kyi raion |
Tatarbunary (City) |
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| Velykomykhailivskyi Raion | Великомихайлівський район Velykomykhailivs'kyi raion |
Velyka Mykhailivka (Urban-type settlement) |
Most of Ukraine's oblasts are named after their capital cities, officially referred to as "oblast centers" (Ukrainian: обласний центр, translit. oblasnyi tsentr). A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Artsyz (Арциз translit Artsyz; Bulgarian and Арциз Arciz; Arciz is a city in Odessa Oblast, Ukraine. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Balta (Балта Romanian: Balta) is a small City in the Odessa Oblast ( province) of south-western Ukraine. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Berezivka (Березівка Березовка is a small city in Odessa Oblast, Ukraine. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status "Akkerman" redirects here For other uses see Akkerman (disambiguation. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Bolhrad or Bolgrad (Болґрад Bolhrad; Bulgarian and Болград Bolgrad; Bolgrad is a small City in Odessa Oblast A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Urban-type settlement (посёлок городско́го ти́па posyolok gorodskogo tipa; селище міського типу selyshche mis'koho typu; Urban-type settlement (посёлок городско́го ти́па posyolok gorodskogo tipa; селище міського типу selyshche mis'koho typu; For the class of Russian warships see Izmail class battlecruiser. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Kiliya (Кілія translit Kiliya, Килия translit Kiliya, Chilia (-Nouă Kilia also referred to as Kiliya or Novo A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Kodyma (Кодима Codâma is a small City in the Odessa Oblast ( province) of western Ukraine. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Urban-type settlement (посёлок городско́го ти́па posyolok gorodskogo tipa; селище міського типу selyshche mis'koho typu; Kotovsk (Котовськ Birzula is a city in Odessa Oblast, Ukraine, the administrative center of Kotovskyi Raion. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Urban-type settlement (посёлок городско́го ти́па posyolok gorodskogo tipa; селище міського типу selyshche mis'koho typu; Liubashivskyi Raion - district in Odessa Oblast, Ukraine Its population is 33000 (2001 Liubashivka (Любашівка Любашёвка is a town in Odessa Oblast (region Ukraine, located at around 47°5′0″N 30°2′0″E Urban-type settlement (посёлок городско́го ти́па posyolok gorodskogo tipa; селище міського типу selyshche mis'koho typu; Mykolaivka (Миколаївка Николаевка is a city in Donetsk Oblast ( province) of Ukraine. Urban-type settlement (посёлок городско́го ти́па posyolok gorodskogo tipa; селище міського типу selyshche mis'koho typu; Ovidiopol (Овідіополь translit: Ovidiopol; Овидиополь translit Urban-type settlement (посёлок городско́го ти́па posyolok gorodskogo tipa; селище міського типу selyshche mis'koho typu; The Reniyskyi Raion (Ренійський район is in south-western Ukraine, in the region of Budzhak. Reni (Рені Reni Рени is a small Town in the Odessa Oblast ( province) of western Ukraine. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Rozdilna (Роздільна translit Rozdil’na, Раздельная is a small City in the Odessa Oblast ( province) of southern A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Sarata ( Ukrainian, Bulgarian, and Сарата Sărata) is a town in the Odessa Oblast ( province) of south-western Ukraine Urban-type settlement (посёлок городско́го ти́па posyolok gorodskogo tipa; селище міського типу selyshche mis'koho typu; Savran ( Саврань is a town in the Odessa Oblast ( province) of south-western Ukraine. Urban-type settlement (посёлок городско́го ти́па posyolok gorodskogo tipa; селище міського типу selyshche mis'koho typu; Urban-type settlement (посёлок городско́го ти́па posyolok gorodskogo tipa; селище міського типу selyshche mis'koho typu; Tarutynskyi Raion (Тарутинський район Tarutyns'kyj rajon; Тарутинский район Tarutinskij rajon) is a Raion ( administrative This article is about the town of Tarutyne Ukraine formerly called Tarutino Urban-type settlement (посёлок городско́го ти́па posyolok gorodskogo tipa; селище міського типу selyshche mis'koho typu; Tatarbunarskyi Raion (Татарбунарський район is a Raion ( District) in Odessa Oblast of Ukraine. Tatarbunary (Татарбунари Tatarbunar Татарбунары Tatarpınarı is a small Town in the Odessa Oblast ( province) of south-western A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Urban-type settlement (посёлок городско́го ти́па posyolok gorodskogo tipa; селище міського типу selyshche mis'koho typu; Ukrainian (in Ukrainian украї́нська мо́ва ukrayins'ka mova,) is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. The romanization or latinization of Ukrainian is the representation of the Ukrainian language using Latin letters. The name of each oblast is a relative adjective, formed by adding a feminine suffix to the name of respective center city: Odessa is the center of the Odes’ka oblast’ (Odessa Oblast). In Grammar, an adjective is a word whose main syntactic role is to modify a Noun or Pronoun, giving more information about the In Grammar, a suffix (also postfix, ending) is an Affix which is placed at the end of a word Most oblasts are also sometimes referred to in a feminine noun form, following the convention of traditional regional place names, ending with the suffix "-shchyna", as is the case with the Odessa Oblast, Odeshchyna.