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Odesa is a curious mix of enticing seaside holiday retreat and polluted industrial port. A long-time Black Sea shipping centre and southern Ukraine urban giant, the city is famous for its role in the 1905 revolution, when the mutinous battleship Potemkin Tavrichesky supported rebellious workers.
Fast Facts
Population
1,027,000
Currency
Name: Hryvnia
Code: UAH
Symbol: hry
Electrical Plugs
220V 50Hz
Languages Spoken
Official: Ukrainian
Time Zones
GMT/UTC +2
Country Dialing Code
+380
Weights & Measures
Metric
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