Chornomorske

Chornomorske

Чорноморське/Черноморское/*Aqmeçit*
Chornomorske Чорноморське/Черноморское/Aqmeçit
Urban-type settlement
	View of Chornomorske
	Flag Coat of arms
	Chornomorske Location of Chornomorske in Crimea Chornomorske Chornomorske (Crimea)
	Coordinates: 45°30′07″N 32°42′09″E / 45.50194°N 32.70250°E
Republic	Crimea
District	Chornomorske Raion
Urban-type settlement status	1957
Government
• Head	Serhiy Kryvobokov[citation needed]
Area
• Total	119 km2 (46 sq mi)
	[citation needed]
Elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Population (2014)
• Total	11,267
• Density	95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	MSK
Postal code	96400 (Ukraine); 296400, 296406, 296407 (Russia)
Area code	+380 6558 (Ukraine)[citation needed]

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^[1] 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);^[4] 11,643 (2001 Census).^[1]

History

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.^[5] A mosque with a tall white minaret used to exist here.^[5] 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.^[5]

Economy

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^[6]
Source 2: World Meteorological Organization (humidity 1981–2010)^[7]

References

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Chornomorske, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Chornomorske Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved January 21, 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Chornomorske (Crimea, Chornomorske Raion)". weather.in.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved January 21, 2015.
^ 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)
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c Pospelov, p. 24
^ Погода и Климат – Климат Черноморское [Weather and Climate – The Climate of Chornomorske] (in Russian). Weather and Climate (Погода и климат). Retrieved November 8, 2021.
^ "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.