Kovel

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Kovel. Vokzalnaya Street, ca. 1918. Boris Feldblyum Collection
Kovel. Vokzalnaya Street, ca. 1918. Boris Feldblyum Collection
Coat of Arms, circa 1993
Coat of Arms, circa 1993

Kovel (Ukrainian: Ковель, translit. Kovel’, Polish: Kowel) is a city located in the Volyn Oblast (province), in north-western Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of the Kovelsky Raion (district), the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast. It is located around 51°13′N, 24°43′E.

Kovel gives its name to one of the oldest Runic inscriptions (now lost). Unearthed near the town in 1858, the Kovel spearhead contained a text in Gothic language (illustration).

Kovel is the north-western hub of the Ukrainian rail system, with six rail lines radiating out from the city. The first of these was built in 1873, connecting the city with Brest-Litovsk and Rivne. In 1877 Kovel was linked by rail with Lublin and Warsaw in Poland. The current estimated population is around 62,900 (as of 2004).

Administrative divisions of Volyn Oblast, Ukraine
Administrative center:  Lutsk
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