Podil

Podil or Podol, also known in English as the Lower City, is a historic neighborhood in , the capital of . It is located on a floodplain terrace over the between the Kyiv Hills and the lower stream of Pochaina River.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Suburb with 198,000 residents
  • Description: neighborhood in Kyiv
  • Also known as: “Podilskyi”, “Podilskyi District”, “Podilskyy”, “Podilskyy District”, “Podilskyy Rayon”, and “Podol”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Saint Sophia Cathedral and Golden Gate.

Church
Photo: Rbrechko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The in , Ukraine, is an architectural monument of Kyivan Rus'. The former cathedral is one of the city's best known landmarks and the first heritage site in Ukraine to be inscribed on the World Heritage List along with the Kyiv Cave Monastery complex.

Museum
Photo: George Chernilevsky, Public domain.
The of Kyiv was the main gate in the 11th century fortifications of , the capital of the Kievan Rus'. It was named in imitation of the of Constantinople.

Museum
Photo: Fotoswetik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a museum dedicated to Ukrainian art in , Ukraine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Obolon and Tatarka.

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a historical locality which includes a residential area, along with an industrial park within 's capital that is located on its northern side, in an eponymous city district - the . is situated 4½ km north of Podil.

Quarter
Photo: Artemka, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a quarter.

Suburb
Photo: Artemka, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an historic neighborhood of the capital located in the administrative . The name is derived from a lime tree.

Podil

Latitude
50.4691° or 50° 28′ 9″ north
Longitude
30.5166° or 30° 30′ 60″ east
Population
198,000
Elevation
104 metres (341 feet)
United Nations Location Code
UA KIE
Open location code
9G2GFG98+MJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 520121108
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
696877
Wiki­data ID
Q13222773
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Podil” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Պոդոլ”
  • Belarusian: “Падол”
  • Bulgarian: “Подил”
  • Catalan: “Podil”
  • Chinese: “波迪尔”
  • Chinese: “波迪爾”
  • Chuvash: “Подол”
  • Czech: “Dolní město”
  • Czech: “Podil”
  • Czech: “Podol”
  • Czech: “Podolí”
  • Dutch: “Podil”
  • French: “Podil”
  • German: “Podil”
  • Hebrew: “פודיל”
  • Hungarian: “Pogyil”
  • Hungarian: “Pogyilszkij kerület”
  • Japanese: “ポジール”
  • Japanese: “ポディル”
  • Japanese: “ポディル地区”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Podil”
  • Ossetian: “Подол”
  • Polish: “Padół”
  • Romanian: “Podil”
  • Russian: “Подол”
  • Turkish: “Podil”
  • Ukrainian: “Podil”
  • Ukrainian: “Podilskyi Rayon”
  • Ukrainian: “Поділ”
  • Ukrainian: “Подільський район”

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