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Novorossiysk, Russia

Novorossiysk (in English)
Новороссийск (Russian)
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Clockwise from the top: Novorossiysk TV Tower, Freedom Square, City Harbor, Shore Promenade, Turkish War Monument
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Location of Krasnodar Krai in Russia
Novorossiysk is located in Krasnodar Krai
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Novorossiysk
Location of Novorossiysk in Krasnodar Krai
Coordinates: 44°43′N 37°45′E / 44.717°N 37.750°E / 44.717; 37.750Coordinates: 44°43′N 37°45′E / 44.717°N 37.750°E / 44.717; 37.750
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City Day September 12
Administrative status (as of May 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Krasnodar Krai
Administratively subordinated to City of Novorossiysk
Administrative center of City of Novorossiysk
Municipal status (as of June 2009)
Urban okrug Novorossiysk Urban Okrug
Administrative center of Novorossiysk Urban Okrug
Mayor Vladimir Sinyagovsky
Statistics
Area 81.1 km2 (31.3 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 241,952 inhabitants
Rank in 2010 76th
Density 2,983/km2 (7,730/sq mi)
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
Founded 1838
Postal code(s) 353900–353903, 353905–353907, 353909–353913, 353915–353925, 353960, 353999
Dialing code(s) +7 8617
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Novorossiysk (Russian: Новоросси́йск; IPA: [nəvərɐˈsʲijsk]) is a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. It is the country's main port on the Black Sea and the leading Russian port for exporting grain. It is one of the few cities honored with the title of the Hero City. Population: 241,952 (2010 Census);232,079 (2002 Census);185,938 (1989 Census).

In antiquity, the shores of the Tsemess Bay were the site of Bata, an ancient Greek colony that specialized in the grain trade. It is mentioned in the works of Strabo and Ptolemy, among others. Genoese merchants from the Ghisolfi family maintained a trade outpost there in the Middle Ages. Archaeological investigation of the area is in its infancy, but some interesting items have already been uncovered.[1]

From 1722, the bay was commanded by the Ottoman fortress of Sujuk-Qale or Soğucak. After the coastline was ceded to Russia in 1829 as a result of the Russo-Turkish War, admirals Mikhail Lazarev and Nikolay Raevsky founded an eastern base for the Black Sea Fleet on the shore in 1838. Named after the province of Novorossiya, the port formed a vital link in the chain of forts known as the Black Sea Coastal Line, which stretched south to Sochi.


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