Turka (UA)

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Turka (Ukrainian: Турка, Турка над Стрийом (old), Polish: Turka) — is a town (7,143 inhabitants in 2013) located at the confluence of the Stryi River and the Yablunka Riverin Lviv Oblast (region) of western Ukraine (in the Carpathian Mountains). It is the administrative center of Turka Raion.

Historically in the Austrian Galicia crownland.

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Postmark in Ukraine

Postmark in Poland

Postmark in Austria-Hungary era (1867-1918)

Bilingual cancelled TURKA bei CHYRÓW * koło CHYROWA (Klein type gEj*) in 1883.

Postmark in Austrian Empire Galicia province

The TURKA post office opened before 1850, seat of the District.