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Henichesk (, ; , ) is a port city along the Sea of Azov in Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine. It serves as the administrative centre of Henichesk Raion. Since 9 November 2022, it has served as the temporary administrative centre of the Russian occupation administration in the region. Henichesk also hosts the administration of Henichesk urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. In January 2022, Henichesk had an estimated population of

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Henichesk is a port city on the Sea of Azov in southern Ukraine that historically served as an administrative center for its region. Since November 2022, it has been under Russian occupation and designated as a temporary administrative center for Russian occupation authorities in the area.

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Henichesk
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City
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Oblast
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Kherson Oblast
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Raion
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Henichesk Raion
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Hromada
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Founded
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1784
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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
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  • History
  • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • Demographics
  • Notable people
  • Gallery
  • See also
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Henichesk (, ; , ) is a port city along the Sea of Azov in Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine. It serves as the administrative centre of Henichesk Raion. Since 9 November 2022, it has served as the temporary administrative centre of the Russian occupation administration in the region. Henichesk also hosts the administration of Henichesk urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. In January 2022, Henichesk had an estimated population of

As a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the city has been under Russian occupation. Following the 2022 Ukrainian southern counteroffensive, Henichesk became the de facto administrative centre of the oblast under Russian occupation.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Henichesk” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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