Armiansk
Армянськ
Армянск
Ermeni Bazar
Apartment buildings in Armiansk
Apartment buildings in Armiansk
Flag of Armiansk
Flag
Coat of arms of Armiansk
Coat of arms
Armiansk is located in Ukraine
Armiansk
Armiansk
Location of Armiansk within the Crimea
Armiansk is located in Crimea
Armiansk
Armiansk
Armiansk (Crimea)
Coordinates: 46°6′53″N 33°41′26″E / 46.11472°N 33.69056°E / 46.11472; 33.69056
CountryDisputed:
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+7-36567
Former nameArmianskyi Bazar
ClimateCfa
Websitehttp://armgov.ru/

Armiansk (Ukrainian: Армянськ; Russian: Армянск, romanized: Armyansk; Armenian: Արմյանսկ; Crimean Tatar: Ermeni Bazar) is a town of regional significance in the northern Crimean peninsula. The status of Crimea is disputed by the two countries since February 2014.[1] Armiansk is located on the Isthmus of Perekop and serves as the administrative center of the Armiansk Municipality. Population: 21,987 (2014 Census).[2]

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.

Demographics

Ethnic makeup according to the 2001 Ukrainian census:[4]

Ethnic groups in Armiansk
percent
Russians
 
 55.72%
Ukrainians
 
 36.19%
Crimean Tatars
 
 3.53%
Belarusians
 
 1.11%
Armenians
 
 0.35%
Tatars
 
 0.32%
Moldovans
 
 0.32%
Azerbaijanis
 
 0.31%

[5]

Economy

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 also has a railroad station.

Referred sources

  1. ↑ "Putin's remarks raise fears of future moves against Ukraine". Washington Post.
  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. ↑ "- YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2016-05-11. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
  4. ↑ https://datatowel.in.ua/pop-composition/ethnic-cities
  5. ↑ https://datatowel.in.ua/pop-composition/ethnic-cities
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