Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine

Dnipropetrovsk, in a mineral-rich region of Ukraine, was founded in 1787 and originally named Yekaterinoslav as a tribute to Catherine the Great. The city began its industrial expansion with the arrival of the railway in the 1880s and experienced further growth following the completion of a hydroelectric project in 1932.

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Dnipropetrovsk

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