Orikhiv
Orikhiv (, ; , ) is a city in Polohy Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, southern Ukraine. It had an estimated population of as of 1 January 2022. Early in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, many residents were evacuated, with 6,000 remaining by August, and the city being shelled constantly by Russian artillery. In February of 2024, it was estimated that around 1,000-1,400 people remained in Orikhiv.
Key facts
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- Orikhiv
- Settlement.native_name
- Оріхів
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- uk
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- City
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- File:Orihiv Shevchenka 11 Sadyba Genriha Yantsena 01 (YDS 0409).jpg
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- 280px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Mansion house of Heinrich Janzen, city mayor and manufacturer. Current seat of the Orikhiv urban hromada.
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- Flag of Orikhiv.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Orikhiv COA.svg
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Ukraine
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- 18th and 19th century
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- Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)
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- Notable people
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Orikhiv (, ; , ) is a city in Polohy Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, southern Ukraine. It had an estimated population of as of 1 January 2022. Early in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, many residents were evacuated, with 6,000 remaining by August, and the city being shelled constantly by Russian artillery. In February of 2024, it was estimated that around 1,000-1,400 people remained in Orikhiv.
==Name== thumb|250px|Kinska (river)|Kinska river near Orikhiv.
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