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Yeysk Ейск | |
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 Yeysk port, 2006 | |
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| Coordinates:46°42′40″N38°16′24″E / 46.71111°N 38.27333°E /46.71111; 38.27333 | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Krasnodar Krai[1] |
| Founded | 1848 |
| Government | |
| • Head | Valery Kulkov |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 87,769 |
| • Rank | 192nd in 2010 |
| • Subordinated to | Town of Yeysk[1] |
| • Capital of | Town of Yeysk,[1] Yeysky District[1] |
| • Municipal district | Yeysky Municipal District[3] |
| • Urban settlement | Yeyskoye Urban Settlement[3] |
| • Capital of | Yeysky Municipal District,[3] Yeyskoye Urban Settlement[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [4]) |
| Postal code(s)[5] | 353680-353691 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 86132 |
| OKTMO ID | 03616101001 |
| Town Day | Third Sunday of August |
| Website | www |
Yeysk | |
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Yeysk (Russian:Ейск) is a port and a resorttown inKrasnodar Krai,Russia, situated on the shore of theTaganrog Gulf of theSea of Azov. The town is built primarily on theYeysk Spit, which separates theYeya River from the Sea of Azov. Population:82,943 (2021 Census);[6]87,769 (2010 Census);[2]86,349 (2002 Census);[7]78,150 (1989 Soviet census).[8]
In the 14th century, in this area was aGenoese colony with a port called Balzimachi (or Bacinaci), which is mentioned inPratica della mercatura.
Tsutsiev's Atlas[9] shows a Yeyskoye at the head of the Yeya bay for 1763-1785 and a Yeysk somewhat south of the present location from 1829 to 1839. In 1783 it was involved in theKuban Nogai Uprising. The town was founded in 1848 by PrinceMikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov in accordance with a royal order from the Tsar of Russia.[citation needed]
Within theframework of administrative divisions, Yeysk serves as theadministrative center ofYeysky District, even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with the territory ofShirochansky Rural Okrug (which comprises sevenrural localities), incorporated separately as theTown of Yeysk — an administrative unit with the status equal to that of thedistricts.[1] As amunicipal division, the Town of Yeysk is incorporated within Yeysky Municipal District asYeyskoye Urban Settlement.[3]
Yeysk is known for its mineral waters and its medicinal mud baths. This mud is brought from the neighboringLake Khanskoye. The town has a number of parks, asanatorium, several recreation centers, hotels, and beaches. The bathing season lasts from May until September. Yeysk offers a variety of attractions, restaurants, open-air cafes, clubs, bars, and nightclubs.
Dolgaya Spit, near the village ofDolzhanskaya, has holiday houses.[10]
Yeysk has a mixed military/civilian airfield, home to the Yeysk Military Institute during the Cold War and the 10th Mixed Aviation Division (4th Air Army) during the 1990s.
After the disbandment of the 10th Mixed Aviation Division the headquarters of the1st Guards Stalingrad, Svirsky Composite Air Division arrived. Also at the airport based aviation group Yeisk Higher Military Institute, armed with planes L-39.
In addition, the 959th Bomber Regiment was previously based at the airfield, which was part of the 1st Guards Composite Air Division. The 959th Bomber Aviation Regiment was previously the 959th Training Aviation Regiment.[11] In September 2009, due to the transfer of the airfield from the Air Force to the Navy, the regiment was disbanded, and its members were part of the aircraft Su-24 relocated to Morozovsk airfield (6970th Air Base, 7th Brigade of Aerospace Defence).
On February 1, 2010, 859th Naval Aviation Training Center under the leadership of Major-General Alexei Serdyuk was open at the airfield. To ensure the educational process training units will be relocated from theOstrov (air base) (Pskov Oblast) and the village of Kacha. For service center from the previously disbanded and civilian staff will be involved in more than one thousand people.
On 17 October 2022, aSukhoi Su-34 from the airfieldaccidentally struck an apartment building in Yeysk, killing at least 13.[12][13]
Yeysk has a mild climate. Average low temperature in January is −4 °C (25 °F). Summers are very warm, with average July temperature of +24 °C (75 °F). Average rainfall is about 450 mm (18 in) a year.
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.8 (58.6) | 27.0 (80.6) | 28.2 (82.8) | 29.0 (84.2) | 35.0 (95.0) | 38.5 (101.3) | 38.7 (101.7) | 40.2 (104.4) | 34.8 (94.6) | 32.0 (89.6) | 27.0 (80.6) | 19.0 (66.2) | 40.2 (104.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.9 (35.4) | 3.2 (37.8) | 8.1 (46.6) | 16.4 (61.5) | 21.9 (71.4) | 25.7 (78.3) | 29.9 (85.8) | 29.7 (85.5) | 23.6 (74.5) | 16.5 (61.7) | 9.1 (48.4) | 3.5 (38.3) | 15.8 (60.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.8 (30.6) | −0.1 (31.8) | 4.8 (40.6) | 11.4 (52.5) | 16.7 (62.1) | 21.0 (69.8) | 24.2 (75.6) | 24.0 (75.2) | 18.5 (65.3) | 12.0 (53.6) | 5.3 (41.5) | 1.1 (34.0) | 11.5 (52.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.4 (25.9) | −3.3 (26.1) | 1.4 (34.5) | 6.3 (43.3) | 11.4 (52.5) | 16.3 (61.3) | 18.4 (65.1) | 18.2 (64.8) | 13.3 (55.9) | 7.4 (45.3) | 1.5 (34.7) | −1.4 (29.5) | 7.2 (45.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −30.0 (−22.0) | −29.0 (−20.2) | −21.0 (−5.8) | −6.1 (21.0) | −1.0 (30.2) | 4.0 (39.2) | 11.9 (53.4) | 9.0 (48.2) | 1.1 (34.0) | −9.4 (15.1) | −20.0 (−4.0) | −25.0 (−13.0) | −30.0 (−22.0) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 53 (2.1) | 43 (1.7) | 48 (1.9) | 44 (1.7) | 39 (1.5) | 48 (1.9) | 26 (1.0) | 25 (1.0) | 35 (1.4) | 32 (1.3) | 41 (1.6) | 60 (2.4) | 494 (19.4) |
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