Mariupol
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Mariupol is a major industrial city in southeastern Ukraine known for its strategic port on the Sea of Azov and its significant role in recent military conflicts.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Azovstal Iron and Steel Works | 1 |
| Mariupol Greek | 1 |
| Siege of Mariupol | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
port city ⓘ |
| claimedBy | Ukraine ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Russian Armed Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian forces (de facto, since 2022)
|
| country | Ukraine ⓘ |
| distanceToDonetsk | about 110 km ⓘ |
| ethnicCommunity |
Greeks of Azov
ⓘ
Russians ⓘ Ukrainians ⓘ |
| formerName |
Pavlovsk
ⓘ
Andrei Zhdanov ⓘ
surface form:
Zhdanov
|
| foundedIn | 1778 ⓘ |
| governorateCapitalOf | Mariupol Raion ⓘ |
| grantedCityStatusIn | 1779 ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Mariupol International Airport (closed due to conflict) ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
highway connections
ⓘ
large seaport ⓘ railway junction ⓘ |
| hasMajorPlant |
Mariupol
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Azovstal Iron and Steel Works
Ilyich Iron and Steel Works ⓘ |
| hasMouthWaterbody |
Kalka River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kalmius River ⓘ |
| isMajorIndustrialCenterFor |
heavy engineering
ⓘ
metallurgy ⓘ steel production ⓘ |
| isOnWaterbody |
Taganrog Bay of the Sea of Azov
ⓘ
surface form:
Taganrog Bay
|
| language |
Russian
ⓘ
Ukrainian ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Donetsk Oblast ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Southern Ukraine
ⓘ
surface form:
southeastern Ukraine
|
| locatedOn | Sea of Azov ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Donetsk ⓘ |
| partOf | historical region of Donbas ⓘ |
| population | over 400000 (pre-2022 estimate) ⓘ |
| portFunction |
export of coal
ⓘ
export of grain ⓘ export of steel ⓘ |
| renamedToMariupolIn | 1989 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
access to Sea of Azov
ⓘ
industrial capacity ⓘ transport hub in Donbas ⓘ |
| suffered |
extensive destruction in 2022
ⓘ
large civilian casualties in 2022 ⓘ |
| wasContestedIn |
Russo-Ukrainian War
ⓘ
Russo-Ukrainian War ⓘ
surface form:
War in Donbas
|
| wasSceneOf |
Battle of Mariupol (2014)
ⓘ
Siege of Mariupol (2022) ⓘ |
| wasUnderControlOf |
Ukraine
ⓘ
surface form:
Ukraine (before 2022 full-scale invasion)
|
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mariupol Greek
this entity surface form:
Azovstal Iron and Steel Works
this entity surface form:
Siege of Mariupol