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Coordinates: 48°38' N 30°27' E
Alternate names: Dubovaya (Дубовая) [Rus], דבובה (Heb), דובּאָווע (Yid), Dubowa [Pol]
(The stress is on the second syllable: Dubóva)
Coordinates: 48°38' N 30°27' E
Alternate names: Dubovaya (Дубовая) [Rus], דבובה (Heb), דובּאָווע (Yid), Dubowa [Pol]
(The stress is on the second syllable: Dubóva)
Dubova is a small village in central Ukraine, on the Yatran River in the Uman district in southwestern Cherkasy province (oblast). By road it’s about 15.5 mi. (25 km) southeast of the city of Uman. Villages near Dubova are of similar size; larger communities are found closer to Uman. Uman itself is about 131 mi. (211 km) south of Kyiv.
The name of the village in Russian and Ukrainian comes from their words meaning oak. The current Ukrainian name is on the map. There are several places with similar names in other provinces of Ukraine and in other countries.
Dubova, Cherkasy oblast
Dubova, Cherkasy oblast
On the first map, Cherkasy oblast (province) is the area in the lighter green, in the center of Ukraine. The country itself has borders with seven countries, the unlabeled one to the north and east being Russia.
The province, which is largely agrarian, covers almost 8,100 sq. mi. (20,900 sq. km). In 2001, 93% of its populace identified as Ukrainian. Total population was about 1.161 million in 2022, after a continual slight decline beginning around 1980.
The second map is labeled (in Ukrainian) “Dubova. Map location: Cherkasy oblast.”
An emblem of Dubova
An emblem of Dubova
From an undated brochure about Dubova. The tree is presumably an oak. The Ukrainian title reads “History of the village of Dubova.”
By kind permission of ESJF (European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative)
JewishGen Communities Database Entry for Dubova, Cherkasy, Ukraine
JewishGen Communities Database Entry for Dubova, Cherkasy, Ukraine
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the town’s name in various languages
political jurisdictions during different periods
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