Balakliia
Balakliia
Балаклія | |
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Zhovtneva street, the main street of Balakliia | |
| Coordinates: 49°27′57″N 36°52′04″E / 49.46583°N 36.86778°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Kharkiv Oblast |
| Raion | Izium Raion |
| Hromada | Balakliia urban hromada |
| Founded | 1663 |
| Area | |
• Total | 35 km2 (14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 79 m (259 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 26,334 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 64200 |
Balakliia or Balakliya (Ukrainian: Балаклія, IPA: [bɐlɐˈkl⁽ʲ⁾ijɐ] ⓘ; Russian: Балаклея, romanized: Balakleya) is a city in the Izium Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, eastern Ukraine, on the northeast side of the Siverskyi Donets river close to where it is joined by the Balakliika river, which runs through the town. It is an important railroad junction in the oblast. Balakliia hosts the administration of Balakliia urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: 26,334 (2022 estimate).