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Kirovohradkē′rəvəhräd', Rus. Kirovograd, city (1989 pop. 269,000), capital of Kirovohrad region, Ukraine, on the Inhul River. It is an agricultural trade center, with a large farm machinery plant. Other industries include food processing and the manufacture of agricultural machinery. Founded as a fortress in 1754, it was named Yelisavetgrad for Empress Elizabeth. Between 1881 and 1919 it was the scene of several pogroms. It was renamed Zinovievsk in 1924, Kirovo in 1936, and Kirovograd (Kirovohrad) in 1939.
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Kirovohrad, is a city in central Ukraine. It is located on the Inhul river. It is a railway and a motorway junction. Pop. 239,400.
Developed around a military settlement the city got to prominence in the 19th century when it became an important trade centre enjoying the rights of the Ukrainian culture promoter with the first professional theatrical company both in Central and Eastern Ukraine being established here in 1882.
In Soviet times the city rose to the status of an agricultural and light industry centre whose fame was due to such enterprises as Chervona Zirka Agricultural Machinery Plant, Hydrosila Hydraulic Units Plant, Radiy Radio Component Plant,...more »
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- Inhul
Inhul, Rus. Ingul, river, in Ukraine. Rising N of Kirovohrad, it flows south c.210 mi (340 km) to empty into the Buh estuary, an inlet of the Black Sea, at Mykolayiv.
- Inhulets
Inhulets, Rus. Ingulets, river, c.340 mi (550 km) long, in Ukraine. Rising in the Kirovohrad region, it flows through the Kryvyy Rih iron district and then south to join the Dnieper River abov...
