Odesa

Also known as Odessa, Odesa, Ukraine

Odesa, also spelled Odessa, is the third-most populous city and municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea. The city is also the administrative centre of the Odesa Raion and Odesa Oblast, as well as a multiethnic cultural centre. As of January 2021, Odesa's population was approximately On 25 January 2023, its historic city centre was declared a World Heritage Site and added to the List of World Heritage in Danger by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in recognition of its multiculturality a

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Odesa is Ukraine's third-largest city and a major seaport on the Black Sea that serves as an important transport hub for the country. The city is known as a multiethnic cultural center and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2023 due to its historic architecture and multicultural significance.

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Official name: Одэса
Demonym: одесити
Population: 1013159
Area: 236.9
Elevation: 40
Official website: omr.gov.ua
Image: Odesa-Montage-2016.png
Dialing code: 48
Licence plate code: НН / 16

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Commons gallery: Одеса
Commons category: Odesa
postal code: 65000–65480
time of earliest written record: 1415-00-00
native label: Одеса
inception: 1500-00-00
nickname: Southern Palmira
P12749: Werner Thissen

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Name
History
Early history
Ottoman conquest
Russian conquest of Sanjak of Özi (Ochakiv Oblast)
Renaming of the settlement and establishment of sea port
Beginnings of revolution
World War II
Postwar Soviet period
Independent Ukraine
Geography
Location
Climate
Demographics
Historical ethnic and national composition
Language
Government and administrative divisions
Cityscape
Parks and gardens
Education
Culture
Museums, art and music
Literature
Resorts and health care
Celebrations and holidays
Notable people
Economy
Scientists
Transport
Maritime transport
Roads and automotive transport
Railways
Public transport
Air transport
Sport
Athletes
Twin towns – sister cities
Partner cities
See also
Notes
References
Cited sources
Further reading
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In classical antiquity a large Greek settlement existed at its location no later than the middle of the 6th century BC. It has been researched as a possible site of the ancient Greek settlement of Histria. The first chronicle mention of the Slavic settlement-port of Kotsiubijiv, which was part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, dates back to 1415, when a ship was sent from here to Constantinople by sea. After the Grand Duchy lost control, the port and its surroundings became part of the domain of the Ottoman Empire in 1529, under the name Hacibey, and remained in it until the Ottomans' defeat in the Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792). In 1794, a decree of the Russian empress Catherine II was issued to establish a navy harbor and trading place in Khadjibey, which was named Odessa soon after. From 1819 to 1858, Odesa was a free port. During the Soviet period, it was an important trading port and a naval base. During the 19th century, Odesa was the fourth largest city of the Russian Empire, after Moscow, Saint Petersburg and Warsaw. Its historical architecture is more Mediterranean than Russian, having been heavily influenced by French and Italian styles. Some buildings were built in a mixture of styles, including Art Nouveau, Renaissance and Classicist.