Kiev, Ukraine

By Ryan Johansen

Kiev can also be spelled Kyiv

The location of Kiev in Ukraine

Population

• The population of Kyiv is 2.799 million

Kiev, Ukraine in Ukrainian

• The name of the city in Ukrainian is Київ, Україна

Map of Kiev

Interesting Facts

• The name of the city (Kyiv) derives from the name of one of its four founders Kyi.

• The city began as a Slavic settlement on the trade route between Constantinople and Scandinavia.

• Kiev became the capital of Ukraine after the Soviet Union fell, and Ukraine gained its independence in the year 1991

Pictures

Pictures (continued)

Kyiv Skyline

Kyiv Flag

Aerial View of Kyiv

Sources

• http://www.kiev-ukraine-information.com/kiev-ukraine-maps.htm

• http://maps.google.com/maps?q=kiev+ukraine+map&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x40d4cf4ee15a4505:0x764931d2170146fe,Kiev,+Kyiv+city,+Ukraine&gl=us&sa=X&ei=b1R5Uc3yJeP9igLMm4HABA&ved=0CDQQ8gEwAA

• http://www.enjoy-ukraine.com/tourist-information/kiev-travel.htm

Sources (continued)

• http://ukraine-photo.com/desktop-wallpapers-photos-en/Kiev-image-wallpaper-1920-1200-Ukraine-Independence-Square-Ukrainian-Ni735123.shtml

• http://www.traveljournals.net/pictures/197109.html• http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ukraine-

Kyiv-Maidan_Nezalezhnosti.JPG• http://www.bustler.net/index.php/article/

the_blue_line-winner_of_kiev_islands_master_plan_competition/

• http://ukrainetrek.com/kiev-city

Kyiv Tour

Airline

• The airfare including all taxes and is round trip is $150300

Day 1You get off the plane and drop off your stuff at Uarent Apart Hotel, which is $68 per night.

Day 1 (continued)• After reaching the hotel you take a bus to

independence square. Tickets cost ₴1.50 (hryvnya) each (about 18¢), and they can be bought on board, then you validate your ticket, by having it hole punched.

• Independence square has six fountains, an artificial waterfall, and a central independence column. There is also a statue of the four founders of the city. The founders are brothers, and they named the city after the eldest brother Kyi

Independence Square Images

Day 2

• Take the Kurenivsko-Chervonoarmiyska bus Line to the Cherynobyl Museum.

• The exhibits are all in Ukrainian, so you need to rent an English audio guide.

• Now take the bus to the Golden gates of Kyiv

Day 3

• Take a trolley from the subway station to the Kiev Pechersk Lavra. It is a cave monastary.

• Only four Lavras were designed in Ukraine, and this is the oldest one.

• It was founded in 1077 by St. Anthony• To enter you need to buy a candle for ₴1.00

(about 12¢)

Day 4

Day 5