Bilenke, Odesa Oblast
village in Shabo rural hromada (municipality), Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion (district), Odesa Oblast, Ukraine
Bilenke (Ukrainian: Біленьке; Turkish: Ak Kembet) is a village in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion, Odesa Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It belongs to Shabo rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.
The village's old name Ak Kembet (lit. 'White Tomb') derives from the nearby Akkembet Kurgan, a multi-layered kurgan (tumulus) with burials belonging to the Cucuteni–Trypillia, Usatove, Kemi Oba, and Yamnaya cultures.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Bilenke, Odesa Oblast” as village in Shabo rural hromada (municipality), Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion (district), Odesa Oblast, Ukraine. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as village in Shabo rural hromada (municipality), Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion (district), Odesa Oblast, Ukraine. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 17, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q4081843. Authority coordinates are 46.052, 30.370. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
Architectural summaries often privilege surviving fabric and can understate demolished phases, contested use or displaced communities. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
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Questions for further research
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