Greeks of Azov

E301625

Greek diaspora community ethnic group

The Greeks of Azov are a historic ethnic Greek community settled around the Sea of Azov, particularly in and near Mariupol, known for their distinct dialects, culture, and long-standing presence in the region.

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Label	Occurrences
Greeks of Azov canonical	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Greek diaspora community ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ
affectedBy	Holodomor ⓘ Russo-Ukrainian War ⓘ Soviet policy toward ethnic and religious minorities ⓘ surface form: Soviet nationalities policy Stalinist repressions ⓘ World War II ⓘ
center	Mariupol ⓘ
country	Ukraine ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Russian Empire ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ Ukraine ⓘ
culturalCenter	Federation of Greek Societies of Ukraine (based in Mariupol) ⓘ
culturalTrait	Greek Orthodox traditions ⓘ distinct folk music ⓘ local Greek cuisine of Azov region ⓘ traditional Greek dances ⓘ
dialect	Pontic Greek ⓘ surface form: Mariupol Greek (Rumeíka) Urum dialect ⓘ
ethnicOrigin	Greeks ⓘ
ethnogenesis	Crimean Greeks ⓘ Pontic Greek ⓘ surface form: Pontic Greeks
heritage	Byzantine tradition ⓘ Pontic Greek ⓘ surface form: Pontic Greek culture
historicalEvent	Greeks in Russia ⓘ surface form: Catherine the Great’s resettlement of Crimean Greeks (1778–1780)
historicalRegion	Crimea ⓘ Sea of Azov littoral ⓘ
language	Rumeíka ⓘ Urum ⓘ
languageFamily	Hellenic languages ⓘ Turkic languages ⓘ
mainCity	Mariupol ⓘ Melekyne ⓘ Sartana ⓘ Yalta (Donetsk Oblast) ⓘ
migrationEvent	18th-century resettlement from Crimea to Azov region ⓘ
partOf	Greek diaspora ⓘ
recognizedMinorityIn	Ukraine ⓘ
region	Sea of Azov ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
selfDesignation	Rumei ⓘ Urumi ⓘ
timePeriod	18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ 20th century ⓘ 21st century ⓘ
writingSystem	Cyrillic script ⓘ Greek script ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mariupol → ethnicCommunity → Greeks of Azov ⓘ