Kovel (Ukrainian:Ковель; Russian:Ковель, translit. Kovel’, Polish: Kowel, Yiddish:קאָוועל) is a town in Volyn Oblast (province), in northwestern Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of Kovel Raion (district), the town itself is designated as a town of oblast significance and is not part of the raion. Population: 69,342(2015 est.)