Berdiansk

Berdiansk (, Berdians?k; , Berdyansk) is a port city in southeastern Ukraine within the Zaporizhia Oblast (province). It sits on the northern coast of the Sea of Azov and it is also a health resort with mud-baths and climatic treatments..

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The city was founded in 1827 under the name Kutur-Ogly which in 1830 was changed to Novo-Nogaisk (see Nogai ).

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Its present name was given to the city in 1842.

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Between 1939 and 1958 it was known as Osipenko, the name now used by the nearby town Osypenko.

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Its main cultural and educational institutions are the Museums of Arts, Natural Sciences, the Pedagogical Institute, and the Medical School.

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The Museum of City History is to be opened in September 2005.

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As of 1996, the city had a population of 135,000 people. The 2001 census count was 125,000.

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Port: A port is a facility at the edge of an ocean, river, or lake for receiving ships and transferring cargo and persons to them. Ports have specially-designed equipment to help in the loading and unloading of these vessels. Cranes and refrigerated storage may be provided by private interests or public...

City: :For alternate meanings see city (disambiguation)...

Zaporizhia Oblast: Zaporizhia Oblast (?????????? ???????, Zaporiz'ka oblast? or ???????????, Zaporizhchyna in Ukrainian) is an oblast (province) of southern Ukraine. Its capital is Zaporizhzhia....