Mariupol

Mariupol (Ukrainian: Маріу́поль, Russian: Мариу́поль) is a city in southeastern Ukraine on the north coast of the Sea of Azov, and at the mouth of the Kalmius. With a population of 432,000 in 2021, it was the tenth largest city in Ukraine before the Russian invasion of 2022, and the second largest in the Donetsk Oblast. It has been under Russian control since May 2022.

Understand


The city history starting in the 16th century, the Cossack fortress called Kalmius was built at the mouth of Kalmius river for the purpose of protecting their hunting grounds, fisheries and salt-works against devastating raids of Crimean Tatars. After the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774), the great influx of orthodox Greeks from Crimea to the area caused the local population growth. In 1782 it was the capital of Uyezd in Azov Governorate of Russian Empire. After construction of the railway line from Yuzovka in 1882 made this city to a local trading centre. At the end of the 19th century, a subsidiary of the Belgian company SA Providence Russe opened a steelworks in Sartana near Mariupol. In 1933 a new steelworks (Azovstal) were built along the Kalmius River.

The city was heavily damaged by Russian bombardment in the spring of 2022.

Orientation
Mariupol is divided into four neighborhoods or 'raions'. There are:
 * Ilyichivsky Raion is the northern part of the city, the largest and most industrialized neighborhood in the city. Commonly known as: Zavod (“Factory”) of Ilyich.
 * Ordzhonikidzivsky Raion (after Sergo Ordzhonikidze) is at the east part of the city, on the left coast of Kalmius river. Common name: the Left Coast.
 * Prymorsky Raion is in the south of the city, on the coast of the Azov Sea. The everyday name of the central part this neighbourhood is simply "Port".
 * Zhovtnevy Raion (Russian: Oktyabrsky – after the Great October Revolution, 1917) is the central city raion. The everyday name of the raion is simply "the Centre", or "the City".

Climate
Mariupol has a humid continental climate. December-March is the humid period, about 15 rainy days per month. The highest temperature is 38 °C, in August. The temperature of the water in summer (Jun-Aug) is 22–24 °C.

Public transportation
Include: bus transportation, trolley-buses (14 routes), trams (12 routes) & fixed-route taxis. Install the App "City Bus Mariupol" which shows all buses and minibuses in real time. (10/2019)

By taxi
Taxi is the easiest way of getting around the city. Some popular taxi companies include:



Parks and gardens




Sports




Events

 * Metallurgist Day (3rd Sunday of July) - a professional holiday for many residents.
 * City Day (next Sunday after September 10).
 * Mega Yurts - the annual festival of Greek culture, held in early September in Mariupol, or in one of the nearby villages.

Buy




Eat
Local feature is the so-called "Greek cuisine." But this concept often includes not only and not so much the dishes come from the Greece. The local Greeks food has a very strong influence from the cuisine of the Crimean Tatar (Turkish).



Internet


Free Wi-Fi access: Children's Square at the cinema " Lukomorie ", the square at the Drama Theatre, Seaside Park, Extreme Park.

Go next

 * Kharkiv
 * Kherson
 * Odesa