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Travel Home > Directory > Destinations > Europe > Ukraine > Kharkiv Kharkov
Kharkiv Kharkov. Pop. 1,449,000. Currency - Hryvnia (UAH). Language – Ukrainian (with Russian as a second language). Time Zone GMT + 2 hours. Main airport – Kharkiv International Airport HRK. Best Time to go – generally the best time is late spring, especially during the month of May. Kharkiv is the second-largest city in Ukraine and is located in the northeastern region of the country. It traces its origins back to 1654 and at one time was the capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic until that function was transferred to Kiev. Despite losing capital status the city has evolved into a major cultural, scientific, educational, transport and industrial centre of Ukraine, with 60 scientific institutes, 30 establishments of higher education, 6 museums, 7 theatres and 80 libraries. Kharkiv has developed a particular specialism in machinery and engineering and the city is home to large industrial companies including - Morozov Design Bureau, Khartron, and the Malyshev Tank Factory where the famous T-34 Soviet battle tank of the Second World War designed and built. Kharkiv was indirectly referenced in the Movie 2012 as the large aircraft featured in the film was an Antonov An-225, the world’s heaviest aircraft, is assembled in the city. The city is also very sports orientated and it was chosen as a venue for the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship with games to be played at the Metalist Stadium, the home of FC Metalist Kharkiv. Other sites to see include -Schevchenko Park, Kharkiv State Academy of Culture, Marshal Zhukov Avenue, Chapel of Saint Tatiana, Dynamovska Street, Monument Yaroslav the Wise, Kharkiv Circus, and the T-34 memorial.
Kharkiv Kharkov Hotels Flights and Travel including Kharkiv Kharkov hotel reservations, Chichikov Hotel, Irish Apartments, Yellow Unlimited Hotel, Mirax Boutique Hotel, Victoria Hotel, Schevchenko Park, Dynamovska Street, Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv Kharkov Travel and Tourism in Ukraine.
The Chichikov Hotel is located in the historical downtown of the city and Svoboda square is within walking distance). Business guests have commented on favorably about the spacious and well equipped rooms, coupled with very good service.
Kharkiv is a major city in Kharkiv region of Ukraine and is the second largest city in Ukraine with a population over 1,5 million inhabitants. The city is located in the northeast of the country.
Kharkiv International Airport (IATA: HRK, ICAO: UKHH) is an airport located in Kharkiv, Ukraine. The airport is the main airfield serving the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city. Located to the south-east of the centre, in the city's Kominternovskij district.
Kharkiv is the second-largest city in Ukraine, and was founded in 1654 and became a major centre of Ukrainian culture in the Russian Empire. Kharkiv became the first city in Ukraine where the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic was proclaimed. Currently, it is the administrative centre of the Kharkiv oblast (province), as well as the administrative centre of the surrounding Kharkivskyi Raion (district) within the oblast.
