Chornomorske Чорноморське/Черноморское/Aqmeçit | |
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| Coordinates:45°30′07″N32°42′09″E / 45.50194°N 32.70250°E /45.50194; 32.70250 | |
| Republic | Crimea |
| Raion | Chornomorske Raion |
| Urban-type settlement status | 1957[1] |
| Government | |
| • Head | Serhiy Kryvobokov[citation needed] |
| Area | |
• Total | 119 km2 (46 sq mi) |
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| Elevation | 20 m (66 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 11,267 |
| • Density | 94.7/km2 (245/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK |
| Postal code | |
| Area code | +380 6558 (Ukraine)[citation needed] |
Chornomorske orChernomorskoye (Ukrainian:Чорноморське;Russian:Черноморское;Crimean Tatar:Aqmeçit) is anurban-type settlement and theadministrative center ofChornomorske Raion[1] inCrimea, a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part ofUkraine (theAutonomous Republic of Crimea) and occupied byRussia as theRepublic of Crimea. It is located on the northern edge of theTarkhankut Peninsula. Population:11,267 (2014 Census);[4] 11,643 (2001 Census).[1]
The first inhabitants on the shore of the current narrow bay were theGreeks as part of the Greek colonization of the Black Sea. The city ofKalos Limen (Καλός Λιμήν – Lovely Harbor) was founded on this site byChersonesus in the second half of the 4th century BC. It was one of the important centers of agriculture and trade, among both Greek andScythian centers. By the middle of the 2nd century BC in the Greco-Scythian war, the town had been captured to the Scythians. Although liberated by Pontic intervention by the end of the 2nd century, it again fell under Scythian control by the mid-1st century BC to the early 2nd century AD. Scythian control ended permanently thereafter, possibly owing to Roman intervention.
In Russian, the settlement was originally known asAk-Mechet (Ак-Мечеть), from theCrimean Tatar "Aqmeçit", which literally meansa whitemosque.[5] A mosque with a tall whiteminaret used to exist here.[5] After theCrimean Tatars wereforcibly deported in 1944, the settlement was given its present name, which alludes to the settlement's coastal location on theBlack Sea.[5]
Chornomorske is a peninsulaoffshore drilling center and base port, and where the companyChornomornaftogaz derives its name.
Chornomorske has acool semi-arid climate (KöppenBSk) with very warm summers and cold, though not severe, winters. Precipitation is low, and heaviest in the autumn months when cyclonic lows may produce significant falls.
| Climate data for Chornomorske (1991–2020, extremes 1955–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.7 (65.7) | 21.1 (70.0) | 23.6 (74.5) | 27.4 (81.3) | 32.9 (91.2) | 36.5 (97.7) | 39.4 (102.9) | 41.2 (106.2) | 32.9 (91.2) | 31.7 (89.1) | 25.0 (77.0) | 19.4 (66.9) | 41.2 (106.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.2 (39.6) | 5.0 (41.0) | 8.5 (47.3) | 14.2 (57.6) | 19.9 (67.8) | 24.7 (76.5) | 27.5 (81.5) | 27.6 (81.7) | 22.6 (72.7) | 16.7 (62.1) | 10.8 (51.4) | 6.3 (43.3) | 15.7 (60.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.3 (34.3) | 1.7 (35.1) | 4.9 (40.8) | 9.8 (49.6) | 15.5 (59.9) | 20.7 (69.3) | 23.4 (74.1) | 23.3 (73.9) | 18.4 (65.1) | 12.7 (54.9) | 7.3 (45.1) | 3.6 (38.5) | 11.9 (53.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.3 (29.7) | −1.2 (29.8) | 1.9 (35.4) | 6.0 (42.8) | 11.4 (52.5) | 16.7 (62.1) | 19.2 (66.6) | 18.8 (65.8) | 14.1 (57.4) | 8.9 (48.0) | 4.3 (39.7) | 0.9 (33.6) | 8.3 (46.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −22.0 (−7.6) | −22.7 (−8.9) | −14.7 (5.5) | −7.1 (19.2) | −0.5 (31.1) | 7.5 (45.5) | 10.4 (50.7) | 7.2 (45.0) | 0.0 (32.0) | −5.0 (23.0) | −13.0 (8.6) | −17.8 (0.0) | −22.7 (−8.9) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 29 (1.1) | 24 (0.9) | 26 (1.0) | 28 (1.1) | 33 (1.3) | 34 (1.3) | 23 (0.9) | 25 (1.0) | 41 (1.6) | 70 (2.8) | 34 (1.3) | 31 (1.2) | 398 (15.7) |
| Average extreme snow depth cm (inches) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.4) |
| Average rainy days | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 93 |
| Average snowy days | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | 5 | 25 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 83.8 | 82.5 | 80.6 | 78.1 | 76.8 | 75.0 | 72.4 | 71.4 | 73.1 | 77.6 | 81.5 | 83.2 | 78.0 |
| Source 1: Pogoda.ru[6] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2:World Meteorological Organization (humidity 1981–2010)[7] | |||||||||||||
