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Mgar Destination Guide

Delve into Mgar in Ukraine

Mgar in the region of Poltava is a city in Ukraine - some 116 mi or ( 187 km ) East of Kiev , the country's capital .

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Current time in Mgar is now 07:46 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Kiev " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Belgorod, Zhdany, Vyazivok, Volchok, and Visachki. While being here, make sure to check out Belgorod . Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Mgar ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Mhar Monastery

The Mharsky or Mgarsky Monastery (Ukrainian: Мгарський монастир, Mharskiy monastir) was founded in 1619 on the bank of the Sula River near Lubny by Isaia Kopynsky (who later became the Metropolitan of Kiev) and Princess Rayina Vyshnevetska (cousin of Metropolitan Petro Mohyla) as a bratstvo designed to become a bulwark of Orthodoxy in the eastern part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 50.03 33.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: 1619 establishments, Buildings and structures in Poltava Oblast, Orthodox monasteries in Ukraine

Velyki Sorochyntsi

Velyki Sorochyntsi (Ukrainian: Великі Сорочинці, Russian: Вели́кие Соро́чинцы or Больши́е Соро́чинцы, tranlit. Velikiye Sorochintsy or Bol'shiye Sorochintsy; formerly referred to simply as Sorochyntsi) is a village in the Poltava Oblast of central Ukraine. It can be translated as the Grand Sorochyntsi.

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Located at 50.00 33.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Villages in Poltava Oblast