Yaruha

Yaruha
Яруга
Beauplan's 1648 map showing the Yaruha area
Beauplan's 1648 map showing the Yaruha area
Yaruha is located in Vinnytsia Oblast
Yaruha
Yaruha
Yaruha is located in Ukraine
Yaruha
Yaruha
Coordinates: 48°19′59″N 28°02′32″E / 48.3331°N 28.0422°E / 48.3331; 28.0422
Country Ukraine
OblastVinnytsia Oblast
Raion Mohyliv-Podilskyi Raion
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Yaruha (Yiddish: יערע, romanizedYara; Romanian: Iaruga; Polish: Jaruga) is a rural settlement in southern Ukraine located on the Dniester River. It is close to the Moldovan-Ukrainian border.

It was the site of engagement in the Polish–Soviet War.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Kubijovic, V. Ukraine: A Concise Encyclopedia (University of Toronto Press, 1963).

48°19′52″N 28°02′31″E / 48.331°N 28.042°E / 48.331; 28.042