Azov

Also known as Azov, Russia, Asov, Azof, Asof, Azoff, Asoff

Azov (, ), previously known as Azak (Turki/Kypchak: ),

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Russian inhabited locality.en_name: Azov
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name: Азов
Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline: Азов (Ростовская область).jpg
Russian inhabited locality.image_flag: Flag of Azov.svg
Russian inhabited locality.image_coa: Coat of Arms of Azov.svg
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject: Rostov Oblast
Russian inhabited locality.adm_inhabloc_jur: Azov Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of1: Azovsky District
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of2: Azov Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat: Town
Russian inhabited locality.urban_okrug_jur: Azov Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of1: Azov Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of2: Azovsky Municipal District
Russian inhabited locality.leader_name: Sergey Bezdolny
Russian inhabited locality.pop_2010census: 82937
Russian inhabited locality.pop_2010census_rank: 198th
Russian inhabited locality.established_date: 13th century
Russian inhabited locality.current_cat_date: 1708

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Wikidata facts

Population: 79872
Area: 66
Elevation: 40
Official website: www.gorodazov.ru
Image: Ramparts-azov-fortress.jpg
Dialing code: 86342

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native label: Азов
Commons category: Azov
postal code: 346799
inception: 1067-00-00
Commons gallery: Azov

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Contents

History
Early settlements in the vicinity
Archaeological digs
Fortress
Administrative and municipal status
Government
Geography
Climate
Attractions
Twin towns – sister cities
See also
References
Notes
Sources
External links

Azov (, ), previously known as Azak (Turki/Kypchak: ), is a town in Rostov Oblast, Russia, situated on the Don River just from the Sea of Azov, which derives its name from the town. The population is 81,924 in the 2021 census, 82,937 in the 2010 census, 82,090 in the 2002 census, and 80,297 in the 1989 Soviet census.

==History==