Armiansk

Armyansk

Armyansk
Армянськ
Армянск
Ermeni Bazar

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Armyansk is located in Crimea
Armyansk
Location of Armyansk within the Crimea, Ukraine
Coordinates: 46°6′26″N 33°41′36″E / 46.10722°N 33.69333°E / 46.10722; 33.69333Coordinates: 46°6′26″N 33°41′36″E / 46.10722°N 33.69333°E / 46.10722; 33.69333
Country  Ukraine
Territory Crimea
Region Armyansk municipality
Elevation 5 m (16 ft)
Population
 - Total 24,508
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 96012 — 96016
Area code(s) +380-6567
Former name Armyanskiy Bazar

Armyansk (Ukrainian: Армянськ, Russian: Армянск, Armenian: Արմիանսկ, Crimean Tatar: Ermeni Bazar) is a city in northern Crimea, Ukraine. It is located on the Isthmus of Perekop.

Armyansk was founded in the beginning of the 18th century by Armenians and Greeks, who had come from the nearby city of Or Qapı (modern Perekop). The first name of the town was Ermeni Bazar (Crimean Tatar for the "Armenian market").

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


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