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Majkop

Maykop
Майкоп (Russian)
Мыекъуапэ (Adyghe)
Гъакъыва (Ubykh)
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Майкопская Соборная мечеть.JPG
View of the Druzhby Square and the Maykop Mosque
Maykop is located in Republic of Adygea
Maykop
Maykop
Location of Maykop in the Republic of Adygea
Coordinates: 44°36′N 40°05′E / 44.600°N 40.083°E / 44.600; 40.083Coordinates: 44°36′N 40°05′E / 44.600°N 40.083°E / 44.600; 40.083
Coat of arms of Maykop.svg
Flag of Maykop.svg
Coat of arms
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City Day First Saturday of June
Administrative status (as of December 2010)
Country Russia
Federal subject Republic of Adygea
Administratively subordinated to Maykop Republican Urban Okrug
Capital of Republic of Adygea
Administrative center of Maykop Republican Urban Okrug
Municipal status (as of December 2010)
Urban okrug Maykop Urban Okrug
Administrative center of Maykop Urban Okrug
Head Nikolay Pivovarov
Representative body Council of People's Deputies
Statistics
Area 58.62 km2 (22.63 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 144,249 inhabitants
Rank in 2010 120th
Density 2,461/km2 (6,370/sq mi)
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
Founded May 1857
City status since 1870
Postal code(s) 385000
Dialing code(s) +7 8772
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Maykop (Russian: Майкоп, IPA: [mɐjˈkop]; Adyghe: Мыекъуапэ [məjaqʷaːpa], Məyeqwape, lit. "The valley of apple trees") is the capital city of the Republic of Adygea in Russia, located on the right bank of the Belaya River (a tributary of the Kuban River). It borders Maykopsky District, from which it is administratively and municipally separate, to the east and south; Giaginsky District to the north, and Belorechensky District of Krasnodar Krai to the west. Population: 144,249 (2010 Census);156,931 (2002 Census);148,608 (1989 Census).

The early Bronze Age Maykop culture has been named after the city after the discovery of a royal burial site there in 1897.

A Russian military fort was built at Maykop in 1857.

In 1911, oil deposits were discovered in the vicinity of Maykop.

In 1936, Maykop and the surrounding region was merged with Adyghe Autonomous Oblast, and became the administrative centre of the autonomy. Maykop was occupied by the Wehrmacht on August 9, 1942 without a fight as a result of Brandenburger commando operation. In January 1943, it was liberated by the Transcaucasian Front of the Red Army.


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