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Country
  
Ukraine

Raion
  
Henichesk

Population
  
1,431 (2001)

Oblast
  
Kherson

Area
  
210 ha

Local time
  
Monday 3:15 AM

Chonhar

Weather
  
5°C, Wind SE at 13 km/h, 89% Humidity

The article's name is transliterated in accordance to the official and academical romanization of Ukrainian.

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Map of Chonhar, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine

Chonhar (Ukrainian: Чонгар), transliterated sometimes as Chongar, is a village in Henichesk Raion, Kherson Oblast, which is located on the Chonhar peninsula within the swampy region of Syvash. The village is a seat of the Chonhar rural community (silrada).

History

On 27 February 2014 during the 2014 Crimean crisis Crimean Berkut occupied the checkpoint near Chonhar and neighbouring territory. After the disputed accession of Crimea to Russia the area became a de facto border patrolled by Berkut and pro-Russian militiamen. By 9 December 2014 this Russian border checkpoint was fully abandoned.

References

Chonhar Wikipedia