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Biggest Cities in the Jewish Pale of the Russian Empire with a Map

With the help of a map, can you name the 50 most populous cities in the Pale of Settlement and Congress Poland in 1897?
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According to the 1897 Russian census.
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Population
% of
Jews
City
683,692
30.8
Varshava
(Warsaw)
403,815
34.6
Odessa
(Odesa)
314,020
31.4
Lodz
(Łódź)
247,723
12.8
Kiev
(Kyiv)
154,532
40.0
Vilna
(Vilnius)
112,839
36.5
Yekaterinoslav
(Dnipro)
108,483
46.3
Kishinev
(Chișinău)
92,012
19.5
Nikolayev
(Mykolaiv)
90,912
52.3
Minsk
70,920
35.8
Kovno
(Kaunas)
69,675
46.5
Dvinsk
(Daugavpils)
66,032
63.4
Byelostok
(Białystok)
65,895
46.6
Zhitomir
(Zhytomyr)
65,871
52.2
Vitebsk
63,007
47.2
Krementchug
(Kremenchuk)
61,488
37.8
Yelizavetgrad
(Kropyvnytskyi)
59,076
29.6
Kherson
Population
% of
Jews
City
53,703
20.4
Poltava
53,595
7.3
Sebastopol
(Sevastopol)
53,351
78.0
Berdichev
(Berdychiv)
50,385
46.8
Lyublin
(Lublin)
49,078
18.2
Simferopol
46,919
48.3
Grodno
46,568
65.7
Brest-Litovsk
(Brest)
45,045
26.1
Chenstokhov
(Częstochowa)
43.119
49.9
Mogilyov
(Mogilev)
36,775
55.4
Gomel
35,934
45.1
Kamenets-Podilskiy
(Kamianets-Podilskyi)
34,336
60.4
Bobruisk
(Babruysk)
33,347
14.3
Kerch
32,113
22.9
Nezhin
(Nizhyn)
31,797
33.5
Bendery
(Bender)
31,616
27.4
Tiraspol
31,182
30.0
Petrokov
(Piotrków Trybunalski)
Population
% of
Jews
City
31,116
15.1
Mariupol
31,016
57.8
Uman
30,563
38.2
Vinnitsa
(Vinnytsia)
29,896
37.7
Radom
29,600
37.0
Cherkassy
(Cherkasy)
28,368
74.2
Pinsk
28,258
19.8
Akkerman
(Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi)
27,716
31.7
Chernigov
(Chernihiv)
26,966
28.4
Plotsk
(Płock)
26,765
18.7
Pabyanets
(Pabianice)
26,496
12.4
Berdiansk
26,234
38.4
Sedlets
(Siedlce)
26,093
37.6
Lomzha
(Łomża)
24,573
56.1
Rovno
(Rivne)
24,418
31.0
Kalish
(Kalisz)
24,096
12.9
Feodosiya
(Feodosia)
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Dekkie
+4
Level 55
Jan 19, 2024
The Pale of Settlement was a region within Russia that existed until 1915. These were the only regions within the empire where most Jews were allowed to reside permanently. As result of this, a lot of members of the Jewish diaspora and Israelis today trace their descent back to this region.
LoganP25
+1
Level 71
Jan 19, 2024
Warsaw doesn't turn green when guessed
Dekkie
+1
Level 55
Jan 19, 2024
Fixed.
izna
+2
Level 68
Jan 20, 2024
Another amazing quiz and interesting information
Dekkie
+1
Level 55
Jan 21, 2024
Thanks!
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