Chornomorske
Чорноморське/Черноморское/Aqmeçit
Urban-type settlement
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Chornomorske is located in Ukraine
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Location of Chornomorske in Crimea
Chornomorske is located in Crimea
Chornomorske
Chornomorske
Chornomorske (Crimea)
Coordinates: 45°30′07″N 32°42′09″E / 45.50194°N 32.70250°E / 45.50194; 32.70250
CountryTerritory of Ukraine, occupied by Russia[1]
RepublicCrimea
DistrictChornomorske Raion
Urban-type settlement status1957[2]
Government
 • HeadSerhiy Kryvobokov
Area
 • Total119 km2 (46 sq mi)
 
Elevation
[3]
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total11,267
 • Density95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4 (MSK)
Postal code
96400 (Ukraine);[2] 296400, 296406, 296407 (Russia)[4]
Area code+380 6558 (Ukraine)

Chornomorske or Chernomorskoye (Ukrainian: Чорномо́рське; Russian: Черномо́рское; Crimean Tatar: Aqmeçit, Greek: Καλός Λιμήν) is an urban-type settlement and the administrative center of Chornomorske Raion[2] in Crimea, a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of Ukraine (the Autonomous Republic of Crimea) and occupied by Russia as the Republic of Crimea. It is located on the northern edge of the Tarkhankut Peninsula. Population: 11,267 (2014 Census);[5] 11,643 (2001 Census).[2]

History

Beach of Chornomorske.

The first inhabitants on the shore of the current narrow bay were the Greeks as part of the Greek colonization of the Black Sea. The city of Kalos Limen (Καλός Λιμήν – Lovely Harbor) was founded on this site by Chersonesus in the second half of the 4th century BC. It was one of the important centers of agriculture and trade, among both Greek and Scythian 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 as Ak-Mechet (Ак-Мечеть), from the Crimean Tatar "Aqmeçit", which literally means a white mosque.[6] A mosque with a tall white minaret used to exist here.[6] After the Crimean Tatars were forcibly deported in 1944, the settlement was given its present name, which alludes to the settlement's coastal location on the Black Sea.[6]

Economy

Beach in 2021.

Chornomorske is a peninsula offshore drilling center and base port, and where the company Chornomornaftogaz derives its name.

Climate

Chornomorske has a cool semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) 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)
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)
Average precipitation 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
Average relative 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[7]
Source 2: World Meteorological Organization (humidity 1981–2010)[8]

References

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Notes

  1. ↑ This place is located on the Crimean peninsula, which is internationally recognized as part of Ukraine, but since 2014 under Russian occupation. According to the administrative-territorial division of Ukraine, there are the Ukrainian divisions (the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city with special status of Sevastopol) located on the peninsula. Russia claims these as federal subjects of the Russian Federation (the Republic of Crimea and the federal city of Sevastopol).
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Chornomorske, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Chornomorske Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Chornomorske (Crimea, Chornomorske Raion)". weather.in.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  4. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи Archived September 25, 2009, at the Wayback Machine (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  5. ↑ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2014). "Таблица 1.3. Численность населения Крымского федерального округа, городских округов, муниципальных районов, городских и сельских поселений" [Table 1.3. Population of Crimean Federal District, Its Urban Okrugs, Municipal Districts, Urban and Rural Settlements]. Федеральное статистическое наблюдение «Перепись населения в Крымском федеральном округе». ("Population Census in Crimean Federal District" Federal Statistical Examination) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 Pospelov, p. 24
  7. ↑ Погода и Климат – Климат Черноморское [Weather and Climate – The Climate of Chornomorske] (in Russian). Weather and Climate (Погода и климат). Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  8. ↑ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1981–2010". World Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on July 17, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2021.

Sources

  • Е. М. Поспелов (Ye. M. Pospelov). "Имена городов: вчера и сегодня (1917–1992). Топонимический словарь." (City Names: Yesterday and Today (1917–1992). Toponymic Dictionary." Москва, "Русские словари", 1993.

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