Novorossiysk, Russia
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 Clockwise from the top: Novorossiysk TV Tower, Freedom Square, City Harbor, Shore Promenade, Turkish War Monument |
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.svg) Location of Krasnodar Krai in Russia |
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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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