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Tarakaniv fortress
Fortress in Rivne Oblast, Ukraine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tarakaniv Fort (Ukrainian: Тараканівський форт), also known as Dubno fort (Форт-застава Дубно) is a 19th-century fortress located next to Tarakaniv village in the Dubno district of Rivne Oblast, Ukraine.[2] It was commissioned and built by Alexander II of the Russian Empire and can be found next to Lviv-Kyiv Highway M06 on the right bank of the Ikva river.[3][4][5]: 170 The fortress could accommodate up to 800 people.[1]
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Tarakaniv fortress | |
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Dubno Raion (Rivne Oblast) in Ukraine | |
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Coordinates | 50°21′47″N 25°42′58″E |
Type | Fortress |
Area | 40,000 square metres (4.0 ha)[1] |
Site information | |
Open to the public | no[lower-alpha 1] |
Site history | |
Built | 1860 (1860)—1890 |
Built by | Eduard Totleben (Russian Empire) |
Materials | stone, clay bricks, rubble, concrete |
Battles/wars | Brusilov offensive[1] |
Events | World War I, Russian Civil War |
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