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Nikopol or Nykopil']. Map: <a href="https://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/mapsDisplay.asp?linkpath=VI-15z.jpg&varName=Nikopol&varLeft=210&varTop=138&Obl=Dnipropetrovske">VI-15</a>. A city (2018 pop 112,102) on the right bank of the <a href="https://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/display.asp?linkpath=pages%5CK%5CA%5CKakhovkaReservoir.htm">Kakhovka Reservoir</a> and a raion center in <a href="https://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/display.asp?linkpath=pages%5CD%5CN%5CDnipropetrovskoblast.htm">Dnipropetrovsk oblast</a>. In the 16th century there was a portage named Mykytyn Rih at the site, and in the early 17th century the settlement of Mykytyne was established there. After the Russian army destroyed the <a href="https://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/display.asp?linkpath=pages%5CZ%5CA%5CZaporozhianSich.htm">Zaporozhian Sich</a> in 1775, a fortified town called Sloviansk was built near Mykytyne. In 1782 it was renamed Nikopol. The <a href="https://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/display.asp?linkpath=pages%5CC%5CH%5CChumaks.htm">chumaks</a> passed through Nikopol on their way to the <a href="https://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/display.asp?linkpath=pages%5CC%5CR%5CCrimea.htm">Crimea</a>. As the <a href="https://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/display.asp?linkpath=pages%5CN%5CI%5CNikopolManganeseBasin.htm">Nikopol Manganese Basin</a> began to be developed at the end of the 19th century, Nikopol’s metallurgical and machine building industries grew rapidly. Besides <a href="https://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/display.asp?linkpath=pages%5CC%5CR%5CCranes.htm">cranes</a>, pipes, and metal alloys the city manufactures building materials, clothes, and food (see Nikopol Crane Plant, Nikopol Ferroalloys Plant, and Nikopol Southern Pipe Plant). It is an important river port on the <a href="https://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/display.asp?linkpath=pages%5CD%5CN%5CDniproRiver.htm">Dnipro River</a> and <a href="https://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/display.asp?linkpath=pages%5CR%5CA%5CRailway.htm">railway</a> junction.</P> <P class="padingHistoryLand" style="TEXT-ALIGN: right">[This article originally appeared in the <I>Encyclopedia of Ukraine</I>, vol. 3 (1993).]</P> <BR> <CENTER> <P class="padingHistoryLand"></P> </CENTER> </div> <div class="clear"></div>  <div class="bg9 marginbottom tc">    <div class="dr20 tc marginZero TotalWidth"> <A name="linksaddress"> </A> <BR> <HR class="marginZero"> <H2 class="tc mb b rozmiar50">List of related links from Encyclopedia of Ukraine pointing to <span class="FontDarkBlue b "> Nikopol</span> entry: <BR> </H2> <Div> <label for="groovybtn1" class="visuallyhidden">1 Archeology</label> <INPUT id="groovybtn1" name="groovybtn1" class="groovybutton" TYPE=BUTTON VALUE=" 1 Archeology " 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