Kiliya Location
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Spellings: Kiliya [Ukr, Rus], Chilia [Rom], Kiliye [Yid], Kilia [Pol], Kilya [Turk], Chilia Nouă, Chilia Nova, Kiliya Noua, Kilia Noue, Kilija, Kiliia
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Coordinates: 45°27'N 29°14'E
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Kiliya is a small city in the Odessa Oblast (province) of south-western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Kiliya Raion (district), and is located in the Danube Delta, in the Bessarabian historic district of Izmail.
The Chilia branch of the Danube river, which separates Ukraine from Romania, is named after Kiliya.
On the Romanian side of the river, there's another town called Chilia Veche (Old Kiliya).
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