Armiansk

Armiansk (Ukrainian: Армянськ, Russian: Армянск, Armenian: Արմյանսկ, Crimean Tatar: Ermeni Bazar) is a town of regional significance in northern Crimea, a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of Ukraine, but de facto under control and administration of Russia. Armiansk serves as the administrative center of Armiansk Municipality, one of the regions Crimea is divided into. It is located on the Isthmus of Perekop. Population: 21,987 (2014 Census).[2]

Armiansk

Армянськ
Армянск
Ermeni Bazar
Apartment buildings in Armiansk
Flag
Coat of arms
Armiansk
Location of Armiansk within the Crimea
Armiansk
Armiansk (Black Sea)
Coordinates: 46°6′53″N 33°41′26″E
CountryDisputed between Russia and Ukraine[1]
Republic Crimea
RegionArmiansk Municipality
Area
 • Total16.2 km2 (6.3 sq mi)
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total21,987
 • Density1,375.68/km2 (3,563.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)
Postal code
96012 — 96016
Area code(s)+7-36567
Former nameArmianskyi Bazar
ClimateCfa
Websitehttp://armgov.ru/

History

At the beginning of the 18th century Armenians and Greeks who had come from the nearby city of Or Qapı (present-day Perekop) founded Armiansk. The first name of the town was Ermeni Bazar (Crimean Tatar for the "Armenian market"). In 1921 it was renamed Armiansk.

On 2 March 2014, early in the 2014 Crimean Crisis, Russian Naval Infantry units without cockades or rank insignia set up a checkpoint in Armiansk to check cars driving in and out of the Crimea region.[3]

The Soviet monument of a T-34 in the city commemorates the liberation from Nazi occupation.

Economy and Industry
  • Krym Titan, Ti metallurgy, TiO2, TiCl2 TiCl4 and many other chemicals

The main employer in the city and the area is Crimean Titan (Russian: Крымский Титан ; Ukrainian Кримський Титан ), which specializes in the refining of Titanium dioxide for use in paints, plastics, and other products.

Education

Transport

In ancient times, the city was located on the important road to Crimea. Now this road connects Kherson Oblast to Autonomous Republic of Crimea . The town has also a railroad station.

Referred sources
  1. This place is located on the Crimean peninsula, most of which is the subject of a territorial dispute between Russia and Ukraine. According to the political division of Russia, there are federal subjects of the Russian Federation (the Republic of Crimea and the federal city of Sevastopol) located on the peninsula. According to the administrative-territorial division of Ukraine, there are the Ukrainian divisions (the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city with special status of Sevastopol) located on the peninsula.
  2. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2014). "Таблица 1.3. Численность населения Крымского федерального округа, городских округов, муниципальных районов, городских и сельских поселений" [Table 1.3. Population of Crimean Federal District, Its Urban Okrugs, Municipal Districts, Urban and Rural Settlements]. Федеральное статистическое наблюдение «Перепись населения в Крымском федеральном округе». ("Population Census in Crimean Federal District" Federal Statistical Examination) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUu27U6yy7g&list=UUTiGJ-vJfgwBs-EmfJc3jzg
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