Azov
| Azov (English) Азов (Russian) |
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.jpg) In Azov |
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.svg) Location of Rostov Oblast in Russia |
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| Administrative status (as of July 2012) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Rostov Oblast |
| Administratively subordinated to | Azov Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Azovsky District, Azov Urban Okrug |
| Municipal status (as of December 2004) | |
| Urban okrug | Azov Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Azov Urban Okrug, Azovsky Municipal District |
| Leader | Sergey Bezdolny |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 82,937 inhabitants |
| - Rank in 2010 | 198th |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | 13th century |
| Town status since | 1708 |
| Postal code(s) | 346780 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 86342 |
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Azov (Russian: ), formerly known as Azoff, is a town in Rostov Oblast, Russia, situated on the Don River just 16 kilometers (9.9 mi) from the Sea of Azov, which derives its name from the town. Population: 82,937 (2010 Census);82,090 (2002 Census);80,297 (1989 Census).
The mouth of the Don River has always been an important commercial center. At the start of the 3rd century BCE, the Greeks from the Bosporan Kingdom founded a colony here, which they called Tanais (after the Greek name of the river). Several centuries later, in the last third of 1st century BCE, the settlement was burned down by king Polemon I of Pontus. The introduction of Greek colonists restored its prosperity, but the Goths practically annihilated it in the 3rd century. The site of ancient Tanais, now occupied by the khutor of Nedvigovka, has been excavated since the mid-19th century.
In the 5th century, the area was populated by Karadach's Akatziroi who came under the rule of Dengizich the Hun before Byzantium gave the land to the Hunugurs in the 460s to become known as Patria Onoguria under his brother Ernakh the Hun. The Kutrigur Hun inhabitants of Patria Onoguria became known as the Utigur Bulgars when it became part of the Western Turkic Kaghanate under Sandilch. Then in the 7th century Khan Kubrat ruler of the Unogundurs established Old Great Bolgary there before his heir Batbayan surrendered it to the Khazars.
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