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Azov
Azov , city (1990 est. pop. 82,000), SE European Russia, a port on the Don River delta near the Sea of Azov. It is a rail junction, a light industrial center, and a fishing center. Tourism supplements the economy. Founded as the Greek colony of Tanaïs (3d cent. BC), it was a trading center and fortress. It came under Kievan Rus in the 10th cent., was taken by the Cumans in the 11th cent., became a Genoese colony in the 13th cent., and passed to the Turks in 1471. The Don Cossacks held the city (1637–42), but were driven out by the Turks. Peter the Great won the city in 1696 and thus opened southern routes for Russia; he was forced to cede it back to Turkey in 1711. Russia took it again in 1736, but was forced by the Treaty of Belgrade to dismantle the fortress in 1739. Russia secured Azov definitively by the treaty of Kuchuk-Kainarji in 1774. |
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Azov
Azov, Rostov/Russia Tanais, Tana, Azak A sea and a city with a name possibly derived from the Turkish az ‘small’ or azak ‘low’. The Sea of Azov (in Russian, Azovskoye More) is the world's shallowest and gives its name to the town. However, it has been suggested that it is named after a local prince, Azum, who was killed here in 1067. Founded as Tanais in the 6th century bc by the Greeks, it experienced a succession of rulers. It was renamed Tana by the Genoese in 1316, was taken by the Venetians who retained the name, was overrun in 1471 by the Turks who built a fortress here to dominate the River Don and called it Azak and then Azov. It was captured by the Russians in 1696 and the modern town was founded in 1708.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Azov." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Azov." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Azov.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Azov." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Azov.html |
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