Yampil, Vinnytsia Oblast

Yampil (Ukrainian: Ямпіль, IPA: [ˈjɑmpilʲ] ⓘ) is a city located in Vinnytsia Oblast (province of central Ukraine).

[3] In addition to the Ukrainian Ямпіль (Yampil), in other languages the name of the city is Romanian: Iampol and Russian: Ямполь.

The city is located on the Dnister River, directly on the Ukrainian border with Moldova, near the commune of Cosăuți.

Prior to World War II, the city had a large Jewish population.

[4] The city center consisted of a large number of Jewish-owned buildings and four synagogues.

Yampil's old coat of arms, 1796.