Armyansk

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Armiansk
Армянськ (Ukrainian)
Армянск (Russian)
Ermeni Bazar (Crimean Tatar)
Արմյանսկ (Armenian)
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Culture center in Armiansk
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Armiansk is located in Ukraine
Armiansk
Armiansk
Location of Armiansk within the Crimea
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Armiansk is located in Crimea
Armiansk
Armiansk
Armiansk (Crimea)
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Coordinates: 46°6′53″N 33°41′26″E / 46.11472°N 33.69056°E / 46.11472; 33.69056
CountryDisputed:
  • Ukraine Ukraine (de jure)
  • Russia Russia (de facto)
Autonomous republicCrimea (de jure)
RaionPerekop Raion (de jure)
Federal subjectCrimea (de facto)
MunicipalityArmiansk Municipality (de facto)
Area
 • Total
16.2 km2 (6.3 sq mi)
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total
21,987
 • Density1,375.68/km2 (3,563.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)
Postal code
96012–96016
Area code+7-36567
Former nameArmianskyi Bazar
ClimateCfa
Websitehttp://armgov.ru/

Armiansk (Ukrainian: Армянськ [ɐrˈmʲɑnʲsʲk] ; Russian: Армянск; Armenian: Արմյանսկ; Crimean Tatar: Ermeni Bazar) is a city of regional significance in the northern Crimean peninsula. The status of Crimea has been disputed by Ukraine and Russia since February 2014.[1] Armiansk is located on the Isthmus of Perekop and serves as the administrative center of the Armiansk Municipality. Population: 21,987 (2014 Census).[2]

History

Ermeni Bazar in 1918

At the beginning of the 18th century Armenians and Greeks who had come from the nearby city of Or Qapı (present-day Perekop) founded Armiansk. The first name of the town was Ermeni Bazar (Crimean Tatar for the "Armenian market"). In 1921 it was renamed Armiansk.

During World War II, the German occupiers operated a subcamp of the Dulag 123 prisoner-of-war camp in the town.[3]

On 2 March 2014, early in the 2014 Crimean Crisis, Russian Naval Infantry units without cockades or rank insignia set up a checkpoint in Armiansk to check cars driving in and out of the Crimea region.[4]

On 11 June 2026, there was a major attack on a Russian vehicle convoy travelling through Armiansk during the Russian war on Ukraine. Approximately 50 vehicles were in the convoy, many carrying fuel and ammunition for the Russian forces, that were routed through the city following Ukrainian military strikes of the traditional resupply route over the Chonhar Bridge shut down the main route to the Crimean Peninsula from the north.[5]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
18605,450[6]—    
1923 2,306−1.36%
1926 2,666+4.95%
1939 3,963+3.10%
1970 8,532+2.50%
1979 20,650+10.32%
1989 24,833+1.86%
1992 26,000+1.54%
1998 25,000−0.65%
2001 23,869−1.53%
2003 23,541−0.69%
2004 23,108−1.84%
2005 22,879−0.99%
2006 22,893+0.06%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2007 22,922+0.13%
2008 22,884−0.17%
2009 22,800−0.37%
2010 22,711−0.39%
2011 22,592−0.52%
2012 22,468−0.55%
2013 22,337−0.58%
2014 22,286−0.23%
2020 21,406[7]−0.67%
2021 20,692[8]−3.34%
2022 21,291[9]+2.89%
2023 20,357[10]−4.39%
2024 19,917[11]−2.16%
Source: [12]

Ethnic makeup according to the 2001 Ukrainian census:[13]

Ethnic groups in Armiansk
percent
Russians
 
 55.72%
Ukrainians
 
 36.19%
Crimean Tatars
 
 3.53%
Belarusians
 
 1.11%
Armenians
 
 0.35%
Tatars
 
 0.32%
Moldovans
 
 0.32%
Azerbaijanis
 
 0.31%

Economy

The main employer in the city and the area is Crimean Titan (Russian: Крымский Титан; Ukrainian: Кримський Титан), which specializes in the refining of Titanium dioxide for use in paints, plastics, and other products.

Education

Transport

In ancient times, the city was located on the Muravsky Trail, an important road to Crimea. Now this road connects Kherson Oblast to Autonomous Republic of Crimea . The town also has a railroad station.

Notable people

Referred sources

  1. "Putin's remarks raise fears of future moves against Ukraine". Washington Post.
  2. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2014). "Таблица 1.3. Численность населения Крымского федерального округа, городских округов, муниципальных районов, городских и сельских поселений" [Table 1.3. Population of Crimean Federal District, Its Urban Okrugs, Municipal Districts, Urban and Rural Settlements]. Федеральное статистическое наблюдение «Перепись населения в Крымском федеральном округе». ("Population Census in Crimean Federal District" Federal Statistical Examination) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  3. Megargee, Geoffrey P.; Overmans, Rüdiger; Vogt, Wolfgang (2022). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume IV. Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-253-06089-1.
  4. StarikChannel (2 March 2014). "Крым Блок Пост Войсками РФ Армянск 2014". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2016-05-11. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
  5. "Ukrainian forces hit Russian convoy of about 50 fuel and ammunition lorries near Armiansk in Crimea". Ukrainska Pravda. 11 June 2026. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  6. Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich (in Polish). Vol. I. Warszawa. 1880. p. 49.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  7. ".rar File of Municipalties" (in Russian). 2020. Archived from the original on 30 May 2026.
  8. "5. ЧИСЛЕННОСТЬ НАСЕЛЕНИЯ РОССИИ, ФЕДЕРАЛЬНЫХ ОКРУГОВ, СУБЪЕКТОВ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ, ГОРОДСКИХ ОКРУГОВ, МУНИЦИПАЛЬНЫХ РАЙОНОВ, МУНИЦИПАЛЬНЫХ ОКРУГОВ, ГОРОДСКИХ И СЕЛЬСКИХ ПОСЕЛЕНИЙ, ГОРОДСКИХ НАСЕЛЕННЫХ ПУНКТОВ, СЕЛЬСКИХ НАСЕЛЕННЫХ ПУНКТОВ С НАСЕЛЕНИЕМ 3000 ЧЕЛОВЕК И БОЛЕЕ". Archived from the original on 30 May 2026.
  9. "ЧИСЛЕННОСТЬ НАСЕЛЕНИЯ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ - ПО МУНИЦИПАЛЬНЫМ ОБРАЗОВАНИЯМ - (Статистический бюллетень)". Federal State Statistics Service. 1 January 2022. Archived from the original on 3 June 2026.
  10. "ЧИСЛЕННОСТЬ НАСЕЛЕНИЯ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ - ПО МУНИЦИПАЛЬНЫМ ОБРАЗОВАНИЯМ - (Статистический бюллетень)". Federal State Statistics Service. 1 January 2023. Archived from the original on 21 May 2026.
  11. "ЧИСЛЕННОСТЬ ПОСТОЯННОГО НАСЕЛЕНИЯ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ ПО МУНИЦИПАЛЬНЫМ ОБРАЗОВАНИЯМ на 1 января 2024 года". 1 January 2024. Archived from the original on 28 April 2024.
  12. "Cities & towns of Ukraine". pop-stat.mashke.org. Retrieved 2025-11-21.
  13. "Національний склад міст за переписом 2001 року". datatowel.in.ua. Archived from the original on 3 Dec 2023. Retrieved 17 Feb 2024.