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Kovel (, located in the Volyn Oblast ( Province ), in north-western Ukraine . Serving as the Administrative Center of the Kovelsky Raion ( District ), the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast. It is located around .

Kovel gives its name to one of the oldest Runic inscriptions (now lost). Unearthed near the town in 1858, the Kovel spearhead contained a text in Gothic Language ( illustration ).

Kovel is the north-western hub of the Ukrainian Rail System , with six rail lines radiating out from the city. The first of these was built in 1873 , connecting the city with Brest-Litovsk and Rivne . In 1877 Kovel was linked by rail with Lublin and Warsaw in Poland . The current estimated population is around 62,900 (as of 2004 ).


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