Country Report: Ukraine. ESJF surveys, analysis and educational events, 2018-2020
4) The Odessa and Mykolayiv regions have a density between 1 and 2 cemeteries per 1,000 sq. km. These southern Ukrainian regions were sparsely populated, annexed by the Russian Empire between the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The Jewish communities here formed agricultural colonies in the early 19th century. 5) The Chernyhiv, Sumy, and Poltava regions have a density of less than 1 cemetery per 1,000 sq km. These left bank regions of Ukraine are historically sparsely populated. Level of preservation
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Preserved
30%
Demolished
20% 10% 0%
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