Chonhar
| Chonhar Чонгар |
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Abandoned café "Chonhar"
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 Chonhar on the map |
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| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Kherson |
| Raion | Henichesk |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 1,431 |
The article's name is transliterated in accordance to the official and academical romanization of Ukrainian.
Chonhar (Ukrainian: Чонгар), transliterated sometimes as Chongar, is a village in Henichesk Raion, Kherson Oblast, which is located on the Chonhar peninsula within the swampy region of Syvash. The village is a seat of the Chonhar rural community (silrada).
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History
On 27 February 2014 during the 2014 Crimean crisis Crimean Berkut occupied the checkpoint near Chonhar and neighbouring territory.[1] After the disputed accession of Crimea to Russia the area became a de facto border patrolled by Berkut and pro-Russian militiamen.[2][3] By 9 December 2014 this Russian border checkpoint was fully abandoned.[3]
See also
References
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chonhar Peninsula fully under Ukraine's control, Interfax-Ukraine (27 December 2014)
(Ukrainian) Ukrainian military released Chonhar in Kherson oblast, korrespondent.net (26 December 2014)
External links
- Russians enter town north of Crimea, say Ukrainians. Fox News
- The murder of the Jews of Chonhar during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.
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