Poltava

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Poltava, Ukraine

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Map added.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Dec 07, 2023
	Add new Web site: CRW Flags - Flag of Poltava, Ukraine.	Darshana Das	Dec 19, 2010
	Add new Web site: Lonely Planet - Poltava, Ukraine.	Darshana Das	Dec 19, 2010
	Add new Web site: Fact Monster - World - Poltava, Ukraine.	Darshana Das	Dec 19, 2010
	Media added.	Amy Tikkanen	Oct 08, 2010
	Article revised and updated.	Heather Campbell	Jun 10, 2008
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998