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Kurakhove
Kurakhove (, ; , ) is a city in Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. Population: 21,479 (2001). Kurakhove is home to the Kurakhove Power Station. The city has been under Russian occupation since December 2024, the power station since January 2025.
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- City
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- Kurakhove
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- Курахове
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- uk
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- Panoramio - V&A Dudush - Строительство храма.jpg
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- Church of Our Lady Derzhavnaya
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- Coat of Arms of Kurakhove.svg
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- Kurakhove flag.svg
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- Ukraine Donetsk Oblast#Ukraine
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- 250
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- Country
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- Oblast
Article
17 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Developments in the 20th century
- World War II and Nazi occupation
- Post-war reconstruction and expansion
- 21st century and Russo-Ukrainian War
- War in Donbas
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Demographics
- Economy
- Enterprises
- Education
- Microdistricts
- Transportation
- Gallery
- Notable people
- References
Kurakhove (, ; , ) is a city in Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. Population: 21,479 (2001). Kurakhove is home to the Kurakhove Power Station. The city has been under Russian occupation since December 2024, the power station since January 2025.
== Geography == The city is located in the western part of the region on the left bank of the Kurakhovskoye Reservoir of Volchya River (a tributary of the Samara, the Dnieper basin).