Chernihiv

(chər-nēˈhəv, -nyēˈhēw) or Cher·ni·gov (-gəf)

A city of north-central Ukraine north-northeast of Kiev. First mentioned in 907, it was the capital of the Chernigov principality in the 11th century and later passed to Lithuania, Poland, and Russia. Population: 300,000.
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