Kovel 512802 203128963 2008-04-03T20:48:20Z EjsBot 6754156 robot Modifying: [[it:Kovel']] [[Image:BFC_Kowel_vokzalnaya_1918.jpg|frame|Kovel. Vokzalnaya Street, ca. 1918. [http://www.bfcollection.net/cities/ukraine/kovel/kovel.html Boris Feldblyum Collection]]] [[Image:Coat_of_Arms_of_Kovel.png|left|thumb|100px|Coat of Arms, circa 1993]] '''Kovel''' ({{lang-uk|Ковель}}, [[Romanization of Ukrainian|translit.]] ''Kovel’'', [[Polish language|Polish]]: Kowel) is a [[city]] located in the [[Volyn Oblast]] ([[Oblast|province]]), in north-western [[Ukraine]]. Serving as the [[Capital city|administrative center]] of the [[Kovelsky Raion]] ([[Raion|district]]), the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast. It is located around {{coor dm|51|13|N|24|43|E|}}. Kovel gives its name to one of the oldest [[Runic]] inscriptions (now lost). Unearthed near the town in 1858, the Kovel spearhead contained a text in [[Gothic language]] ([http://www.arild-hauge.com/ru-e-rusland.htm illustration]). Kovel is the north-western hub of the Ukrainian [[railroad|rail system]], with six rail lines radiating out from the city. The first of these was built in [[1873]], connecting the city with [[Brest-Litovsk]] and [[Rivne]]. In [[1877]] Kovel was linked by rail with [[Lublin]] and [[Warsaw]] in [[Poland]]. The current estimated population is around 62,900 (as of [[2004]]). {{-}} ==External links== * [http://www.kowel.com.ua Official website] * [http://www.bfcollection.net/cities/ukraine/kovel/kovel.html Historic images of Kovel] *[http://sunsite.berkeley.edu:8085/x-ussr/100k/M-35-026.jpg Soviet topographic map 1:100 000] {{Volyn Oblast}} [[Category:Cities in Ukraine]] [[Category:Volyn Oblast]] {{ukraine-geo-stub}} [[cs:Kovel]] [[de:Kowel]] [[es:Kovel]] [[it:Kovel']] [[lt:Kovelis]] [[no:Kovel]] [[pl:Kowel]] [[pt:Kovel]] [[ro:Kovel]] [[ru:Ковель]] [[fi:Kovel]] [[uk:Ковель]]