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Zaporizhia Oblast (Ukrainian: Запорізька область, translit. Zaporiz'ka oblast’; also referred to as Zaporizhchyna) is an oblast (province) of southern Ukraine. Its capital is Zaporizhia. This oblast is an important part of Ukraine's industry and agriculture.
GeographyThe area of the province is 27,200 km²; its population (as of 2004-05-01) is 1.9 million. Important cities include:
HistoryThe Zaporizhia Oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on January 10, 1939. The territory of the oblast came under the dominion of the Golden Horde after the fall of Kievan Rus'. The steppes off of the Dnieper River were subsequently ruled by the Crimean Khanate, beginning in 1445. From the 15th century to the 18th century, the northern parts of the province belonged to the Zaporizhian Sich - a self-governed military republic of the Ukrainian Kozaks. Points of InterestThe following sites were nominated for the Seven Wonders of Ukraine.
SubdivisionsThe Zaporizhia Oblast is administratively subdivided into 20 raions (districts) as well as 5 cities (municipalities) which are directly subordinate to the oblast government: Berdiansk, Enerhodar, Melitopol, Tokmak, and the administrative center of the oblast, Zaporizhia.
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