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Ternopil Oblast (; also referred to as Ternopilshchyna, , or Ternopillia, ), is an oblast (province) of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Ternopil, through which flows the Seret, a tributary of the Dniester. Population: One of the natural wonders of the region are its cave complexes. Although Ternopil Oblast is among the smallest regions in Ukraine, over 100 caves have been discovered there.[1] Scientists believe these are only 20% of all possible caves in the region.[1] The biggest cave is Optymistychna Cave.[1] Measuring in total length, it is the longest cave in Eurasia and the fifth longest in the world (see list of longest caves).[1] Twenty percent of the land in the region is chernozem soil.[1] Among its attractions, Ternopil Oblast has 34 castles.[1] By at least one account, the most prominent is the Zbarazh Castle with fortifications that expand over and was the epicenter of a 17th-century standoff between troops of Bohdan Khmelnytsky and the army of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.[1] Dniester Canyon passes through the oblast; it is considered one of the wonders of Ukraine, stretching for .[1] [edit] Research Tips
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