Nova Kakhovka
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Nova Kakhovka is a city in southern Ukraine on the Dnipro River, known for its Soviet-era hydroelectric infrastructure and as a focal point of severe flooding and damage during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | city ⓘ |
| administrativeCenterOf | Nova Kakhovka urban hromada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affectedBy | ecological consequences of Kakhovka Reservoir drainage ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | destruction of Kakhovka Dam ⓘ |
| coordinatesApprox | 46.75°N 33.37°E ⓘ |
| country | Ukraine ⓘ |
| economyIncludes |
energy sector
ⓘ
food processing ⓘ irrigated agriculture ⓘ |
| foundedAs | workers’ settlement for Kakhovka HPP construction ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1952 ⓘ |
| hasAreaCode | +380 5549 ⓘ |
| hasClimate | temperate continental ⓘ |
| hasCulturalFeature |
Soviet-era urban planning
ⓘ
monuments from Soviet period ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
hydropower production hub (historically)
ⓘ
regional industrial center (historically) ⓘ |
| hasGeopoliticalStatus | territory internationally recognized as part of Ukraine ⓘ |
| hasHydroelectricInfrastructure | Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure | Kakhovka Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMilitarySignificance |
control of Dnipro River crossing
ⓘ
control of Kakhovka HPP ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature | Kakhovka Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyInfrastructure | irrigation networks fed by Kakhovka Reservoir ⓘ |
| hasPopulationTrend | population decline after 2022 invasion ⓘ |
| hasPostalCodePrefix | 74900 ⓘ |
| hasStatus | city of oblast significance (historically) ⓘ |
| hasTransport | road connections to Kherson and Melitopol ⓘ |
| historicalContext | built as part of post-World War II Soviet industrialization ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Kakhovka Reservoir dam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet-era hydroelectric infrastructure ⓘ |
| languageMajority | Ukrainian ⓘ |
| languageWidelySpoken | Russian ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Kherson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kherson Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | southern Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNearFrontline | Russian invasion of Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Dnipro River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupationBegan | 2022 ⓘ |
| partOf | Kherson Raion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suffered |
extensive infrastructure damage during Russian invasion of Ukraine
ⓘ
severe flooding in 2023 ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Eastern European Summer Time
ⓘ
Eastern European Time ⓘ |
| wasOccupiedBy | Russian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasPartOf | Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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