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Maykop
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| Maykop (English) Майко́п (Russian) Мыекъуапэ (Adyghe) |
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 Adygea on the map of Russia |
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| Administrative status | |
| Federal subject In jurisdiction of Administrative center of |
Republic of Adygea |
| Local self-government | |
| Charter | Charter of Maikop |
| Municipal status | Urban okrug |
| City Head | |
| Legislative body | Maikop City Duma |
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| Area | n/a |
| Population (as of the 2002 Census) | |
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156,931 inhabitants n/a |
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| Founded | 1857 |
| Town status | 1870 |
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| Postal code | 385000 |
| Dialing code | +7 8772 |
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Maykop (Russian: Майко́п; Adyghe: Мыекъуапэ/Myequape) is a city in Russia, capital of the Republic of Adygea, located on the right bank of the Belaya River (a tributary of the Kuban), some 1,600 km south of Moscow. Population: 156,931 (2002 Census); 148,608 (1989 Census).
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It was founded in 1857 as a Russian fortress in the lands of the Adyghe people. It served as an important strategic outpost during the Caucasian War in 1858–1863. It was granted town status in 1870.
The early Bronze Age Maykop culture has been named after the city after the discovery of a royal burial site there in 1897.
In 1911, oil deposits were discovered in the vicinity of Maykop.
Since 1936, Maykop has been the administrative center of Adyghe Autonomous Oblast of the Soviet Union. Maykop was occupied by the Nazis from August 1942 to January 1943, when it was retaken by the Transcaucasian Front of the Red Army.
Since 1991, Maykop has been the capital of the Republic of Adygea in the Russian Federation.
On the south side of the town, alongside the Belaya River is the military complex housing the 131st Motor Rifle Brigade of the North Caucasus Military District, which suffered heavily during the First Chechen War.
Maykop is home to Adyghe State University and Maykop State Technological University. There are also several facilities of professional education in Maykop.
Municipally, Maykop is incorporated as a municipal urban okrug, with the following rural localities under its jurisdiction:[1]
- khutor of Gaverdovsky
- stanitsa of Khanskaya
- khutor of Kosinov
- settlement of Podgorny
- settlement of Rodnikovy
- settlement of Severny
- khutor of Vesyoly
- settlement of Zapadny
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Cities and towns in the Republic of Adygea |  |
| Capital: Maykop |
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