Zaporozhye: The city in which I live

My native city is the city of Zaporozhye. It is very dear to me,
because I was born here. Zaporozhye is situated in the south of Ukraine. It's
territory stretches for about 50 square kilometres. The city is divided into
two parts by the river Dnieper. The population of Zaporozhye is approximately
900 thousand people. Our city is then 225 years old. Primary it was a town of
Alexandrovsk. But when the Dnieper HydroElectric Power Station the Dneproges
was built here it was renamed. And since that time on the Dneproges is one of
the places of interest of our city. By the way there are not so many places of
interest in Zaporozhye. But if you want to go sightseeing around the city I
advise you to visit the Historical Museum on the island of Chortitsa and the
Museum of Local Lore, you'll enjoy splendid sights of the Dnieper-river and of
Nature reserve on the Chortitsa island, you will be impressed by the ancient
oak tree which is 800 years old. They say that the Zaporozhye Cossacks used to
rest under its branches. If you make a tour about the city, you'll see that its
streets are long and beautiful. The main street of the city the Lenin Avenue
stretches for about 15 kilometres. Zaporozhye is an industrial centre. It is
famous for its steel-making plants and factories, such as Zaporozhstal,
Dnieprospetstal, and other.

There are two universities, three academies and a great number of
colleges in Zaporozhye. We have here a drama theatre, the theatre of young
spectator and a circus. There are many cinemas, restaurants and cafes in
Zaporozhye.

The Zaporozhye district has its history. In the 17 century the
Zaporozhye Cossacks lived on the territory of our district. The Cossacks were
freedom-loving people who defended the boundaries of Russia. Their camp was
situated on the island of Chortitsa and it was called Zaporozhskaya Sech. The
Cossacks were very skilful warriors.

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