Armiansk

Coordinates: 46°6′53″N 33°41′26″E / 46.11472°N 33.69056°E / 46.11472; 33.69056
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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:
UTC+3 (MSK)
Postal code
96012 — 96016
Area code+7-36567
Former nameArmianskyi Bazar
ClimateCfa
Websitehttp://armgov.ru/

Armiansk (

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]

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%

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. Federal State Statistics Service
    . Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  3. ^ "- YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2016-05-11. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
  4. ^ "Національний склад міст за переписом 2001 року". datatowel.in.ua. Archived from the original on 3 Dec 2023. Retrieved 17 Feb 2024.

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