Maykop
| Maykop (English) Майкоп (Russian) Мыекъуапэ (Adyghe) Гъакъыва (Ubykh) |
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 View of the Druzhby Square and the Maykop Mosque |
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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 |
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| 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, literally 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). It borders Maykopsky District, from which it is administratively and municipally separate, in the east and south; Giaginsky District in the north, and Belorechensky District of Krasnodar Krai in 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 center 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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