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I love Kharkiv is a site dedicated to all aspects of Kharkiv life.
Despite being the second-largest city in Ukraine and a former capital (1919-1934), Kharkiv is surprisingly unknown to people of the Western countries.
But Kharkiv is worth to be known!
The city is well maintained, has a vivid life offering everything from parks to museums to night clubs. On the top of this, Kharkiv is the most affordable city to live in Europe.
What Kharkiv is famous for?
- Europe's first skyscrapper - Gosprom - was built in late 1920's in Kharkiv
- Svobody square is the largest square in Europe
- Kharkiv University was the fourth-oldest university (together with simultaneously formed Kazan University) in the Russian Empire
- One of the first (if not the first) experiments on nuclear fission was performed in Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology
- The best Soviet World War II tank T-34 was designed in Kharkiv
- Kharkiv Cableway is one of the 10 of the world's best cable car rides
- Kharkiv was a host city for UEFA Euro 2012 Football Championship
What to do in Kharkiv?
Kharkiv is a great destination for many purposes, so read more about
- Tourism in Kharkiv
- Education in Kharkiv
- Relocation to live in Kharkiv!
Population of Kharkiv
The population of Kharkiv is around 1.5 million people.
Climate of Kharkiv
Kharkiv has humid continental climate with cold, snowy winters and dry and hot summers.
The city has rather sunny, warm summers which, however, are relatively mild compared to temperatures in South European regions, due to the region's lower elevation, proximity to the Black Sea, and the city's latitude.
Coming to Kharkiv
Kharkiv International airport links Kharkiv to 12 countries with direct flights to major international and domestic airports, like Istanbul, Dortmund, Vienna, Warsaw, Kiev, Rome, Tel Aviv and Berlin.
Kharkiv or Kharkov?
Depending on from which language the name is translated, different spellings in the Latin alphabet exist. Kharkiv is a latinization of Ukrainian Харкiв, while Kharkov comes from Russian Харьков. Other spellings also exist, such as Charkiw/Charkow (mostly used in German) and Charkiv/Charkov.
Since Ukrainian is the only official language in Ukraine the proper spelling in Latin alphabet is Kharkiv.