Moldavanka

Moldavanka is a historical part of Odesa in the Odesa Oblast of southern Ukraine, located jointly in Khadzhybeiskyi and Prymorskyi urban districts. Before 1820 it was a settlement just outside Odesa, which later engulfed it.

Photo: Ykvach, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Suburb
Description: neighborhood of Odesa
Also known as: “Район І-4”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral and Al-Salam Mosque.

Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral

Church

Photo: Brizhnichenko, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Transfiguration Cathedral is the Orthodox Cathedral in Odesa, Ukraine, dedicated to the Transfiguration of Jesus and belongs to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

Al-Salam Mosque

Community center

Photo: Борис Мавлютов, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Al-Salam Mosque and Arabian Cultural Center are located in Odesa, Ukraine. The cultural center and mosque were opened in June 2001.

Odesa Zoo

Zoo

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The Odesa Zoo has the status of a nature reserve of nationwide value, which was granted in 1992. The collection of the zoo is about 1,600 animals, a part from which are mentioned in International Red Book, red book of Ukraine and European Red List.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Odesa and Dalni Mlyny.

Odesa

Photo: Alex Levitsky & Dmitry Shamatazhi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Odesa, is a seaport on the Black Sea coast of Ukraine. The city is home to over a million people. Its chief attraction to visitors is the graceful old town, laid out on a grid pattern in the early 19th century, with its many churches, galleries and museums.