Mykolaiv

Mykolaiv is a city in . It is an important shipbuilding centre and transportation hub for Ukraine, and has a large military presence. It had a large Jewish population until the Holocaust in World War II.
  • City with about 470,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 40 metres (140 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code NLV
  • …was formerly known as “Vernoleninsk”
  • …dates from 1789
  • Description: capital city of Mykolaiv Oblast in southern Ukraine
  • Postal code: 54000
  • Also known as
    “Mykolayiv”
    “Nikolaev”
    “Nikolajew”
    “Nikolayev”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Observatory and The Mykolaiv Regional Museum of Local History.
Mykolaiv is an astronomical in Mykolaiv, Ukraine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Varvarivka.
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Latitude
46.9759° or 46° 58′ 33″ north
Longitude
31.994° or 31° 59′ 38″ east
UN/LOCODE
UA ZUA and UA NLV
Open location code
8GRHXXGV+8H
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
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Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Mykolaiv” goes by many names.
ميكولايفArabic
ՄիկոլայիվArmenian
ՆիկոլաևArmenian
MikolayivArpitan
MykolaïvArpitan
MykolaivAsturian
MikolayevAzerbaijani
NikolayevAzerbaijani
MykolaivBalinese
НиколаевBashkir
MykolaivBasque
МікалаеўBelarusian
মিকোলায়িভBengali
МиколаивBulgarian
НиколаевBulgarian
မီကိုလိုအက်ဗ်Burmese
MikolaivCatalan
NikolàievCatalan
MykolaivCebuano
MykolayivCebuano
НиколаевChechen
尼古拉耶夫Chinese
米科拉伊夫Chinese
MıkolayivCrimean Tatar
MikolajevCroatian
MikolajivCroatian
NikolajevCroatian
MykolajivCzech
NikolajevCzech
MykolajivDanish
NikolajevDanish
MikolajivDutch
MykolaivDutch
MykolajivDutch
NikolajevDutch
НиколаевEastern Mari
ميكولايفEgyptian Arabic
Мыколаив ошErzya
MikolajevoEsperanto
MikolajivoEsperanto
NikolajevEsperanto
NikolajevoEsperanto
MõkolaivEstonian
MõkolajivEstonian
NikolajevEstonian
MikolaivFinnish
MykolaivFinnish
MykolajivFinnish
მიკოლაევიGeorgian
მიკოლაივიGeorgian
ნიკოლაევიGeorgian
ΜικολάιβGreek
מיקולאייבHebrew
מיקולייבHebrew
ניקולאייבHebrew
ניקוֹלייבHebrew
मैकोलाइवHindi
MikolajivHungarian
MykolaivIcelandic
MykolajívIcelandic
MykolaivIndonesian
MykolaivIrish
MikolaivItalian
MykolaïvItalian
MykolayivItalian
Nicolopoli (historical)Italian
NikolaevItalian
NikolajevItalian
NikolajewItalian
NikolayevItalian
ニコラーイェフJapanese
ニコラーエフJapanese
ニコライェフJapanese
ニコライエフJapanese
ニコラエフJapanese
ミコラーイヴJapanese
ミコラーイフJapanese
ミコライウJapanese
ミコライフJapanese
ムィコラーイィヴJapanese
ムィコラーイィフJapanese
ムィコラーイウJapanese
ムィコラーイフJapanese
ムィコライィウJapanese
ムィコライィフJapanese
ムィコライヴJapanese
ムィコライフJapanese
MykolaivKalaallisut
ಮಿಕೋಲಯೆವ್Kannada
НиколаевKazakh
НиколаевKirghiz
НиколаевKomi
니콜라예프Korean
미콜라이우Korean
MikolaivKotava
MikolayivKotava
MikolayîvKurdish
MykolaivLadin
Oblast de MykolaivLadin
Nicolaopolis OlbiopolitarumLatin
MikolajivaLatvian
NikolajevaLatvian
MykolajivLithuanian
MykolajivasLithuanian
NikolajevLithuanian
NikolajevasLithuanian
MykolaïvLombard
MykolajivLombard
MykolayivLombard
NikolaevLombard
NikolajevLombard
NikolayevLombard
MykolaivMalagasy
MykolaivMalay
മൈക്കോളൈവ്Malayalam
MykolaivMaltese
მიკოლაივიMingrelian
МыколаивMoksha
НиколаевMongolian
MykolajivNorwegian
MikolaijivNorwegian Bokmål
MykolaivNorwegian Bokmål
MykolajivNorwegian Bokmål
NikolajevNorwegian Bokmål
MykolaivNorwegian Nynorsk
MykolajivNorwegian Nynorsk
NikolajevNorwegian Nynorsk
НиколаевOssetian
میکولائیفPersian
MîkolaiivRomanian
MikolaivRomanian
MykolaivRomanian
NicolaevRomanian
Верноленинск (historical)Russian
Город корабеловRussian
НиколаевRussian
МиколаївRusyn
MykolaivScots
MykolaivScottish Gaelic
Mykolaiv (Mykolaivska Oblast)Scottish Gaelic
МиколаївSerbian
МиколајивSerbian
НиколаевSerbian
НиколајевSerbian
NikolajevSerbo-Croatian
MikołajůwSilesian
MykołajůwSilesian
MykolajivSlovak
MikolajevSlovenian
MikolajivSlovenian
NikolajevSlovenian
NikolajivSlovenian
میکولائیفSouth Azerbaijani
MykolaivSwahili
MykolajivSwedish
NikolajevSwedish
மைக்கோலைவ்Tamil
மைக்கோலைவ் நகரம்Tamil
МыколаивTatar
НиколаевTatar
มือกอลายิวThai
MıkolayivTurkish
НиколаевUdmurt
МиколаївUkrainian
MykolajiwUpper Sorbian
میکولائیفUrdu
MykolaivUzbek
NikolayevUzbek
NikolajevVeps
MykolaivVietnamese
NikolayevVietnamese
MykolaivWaray (Philippines)
MykolaivWelsh
میکولائیفWestern Panjabi
尼古拉耶夫(乌克兰)Wu Chinese
НиколаевYakut
מיקאלייעווYiddish
ניקאלאייעבYiddish
尼古拉耶夫Yue Chinese
米高拉伊夫Yue Chinese

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