Eskhar

Eskhar (Ukrainian: Есхар, Russian: Эсхар) is a rural settlement in Chuhuiv Raion of Kharkiv Oblast in Ukraine. It is located on the right bank of the Donets. Eskhar belongs to Novopokrovka settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.^[1] Population: 5,163 (2022 estimate).^[2]

Eskhar Есхар
Rural settlement
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Coordinates: 49°47′49″N 36°35′27″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Kharkiv Oblast
Raion	Chuhuiv Raion
Population  (2022)
• Total	5,163
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Until 26 January 2024, Eskhar was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Eskhar became a rural settlement.^[3]

Economy

Transportation

The closest railway station, Dachi, is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) northeast of the settlement, on the railway connecting Kharkiv and Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi. There is passenger traffic.

Eskhar is connected by road with Chuhuiv where there is road access to Highway M03 connecting Kharkiv and Sloviansk.