Azov
Азов | |
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Location of Azov in
Donetsk Oblast Location of Azov in
Ukraine | |
Coordinates: 47°09′21″N 37°51′41″E / 47.155833°N 37.861389°E | |
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Elevation | 55 m (180 ft) |
Population (
2001 census) | |
• Total | 209 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 87651 |
Area code | +380 6296 |
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Azov ( Russian and Ukrainian: Азов), previously known as Dzerzhynske ( Ukrainian: Дзержинське), is a village [1] in Novoazovsk Raion of Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, [2] [3] The village is located 124 km SSE of Donetsk city center.
Azov was captured by Donetsk People's Republic forces during the war in Donbas. [4]
In 2016, the Ukrainian parliament approved renaming the village to Azov as part of decommunization. [5] However, since the separatists with actual control of the village do not recognize this name change, this renaming has not yet gone into effect.
The settlement had 209 inhabitants in 2001; native language distribution as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001: [6]
Azov
Азов | |
---|---|
Location of Azov in
Donetsk Oblast Location of Azov in
Ukraine | |
Coordinates: 47°09′21″N 37°51′41″E / 47.155833°N 37.861389°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Oblast | ![]() |
Raion |
|
Control | ![]() |
Elevation | 55 m (180 ft) |
Population (
2001 census) | |
• Total | 209 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 87651 |
Area code | +380 6296 |
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Azov ( Russian and Ukrainian: Азов), previously known as Dzerzhynske ( Ukrainian: Дзержинське), is a village [1] in Novoazovsk Raion of Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, [2] [3] The village is located 124 km SSE of Donetsk city center.
Azov was captured by Donetsk People's Republic forces during the war in Donbas. [4]
In 2016, the Ukrainian parliament approved renaming the village to Azov as part of decommunization. [5] However, since the separatists with actual control of the village do not recognize this name change, this renaming has not yet gone into effect.
The settlement had 209 inhabitants in 2001; native language distribution as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001: [6]