|
Search over 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries: |
Research categories | Follow us on Twitter |
Research categories
View all topics in the newsView all reference sources at Encyclopedia.com |
|||
Nikolayev
Nikolayev (Mykolayiv), Ukraine Olbia A province and a city‐port developed in 1788 from a fort built four years earlier near the ancient Greek city of Olbia with a name which, according to tradition, celebrates the Russian victory at Ochakov over the Ottoman Turks that year; this was achieved on the feast day of St Nicholas, 6 December.
|
|
|
Cite this article
JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Nikolayev." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Nikolayev." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Nikolayev.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Nikolayev." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Nikolayev.html |
|
Nikolayev
|
|
|
Cite this article
"Nikolayev." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Nikolayev." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Nikolaye.html "Nikolayev." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Nikolaye.html |
|
Search over 100 encyclopedias and dictionaries:
HighBeam™ Research, Inc. © Copyright 2012. All rights reserved.
The Encyclopedia.com advertising network includes:
