Maikop

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Maikop is a city in southern Russia’s North Caucasus region, historically notable for its nearby oil fields that were a strategic objective during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
areaCode +7 8772
capitalOf Republic of Adygea
climate humid subtropical climate
climateClassification Köppen Cfa
country Russia
elevationApproxMeters 210
ethnicGroupPresent Adyghe (Circassians)
linked to: Adyghe

Russians
foundedInCentury 19th century
grantedTownStatusInYear 1870
hasCulturalInstitution Adygea Republican Drama Theatre
National Museum of the Republic of Adygea
hasIndustry food processing
machine building
timber industry
hasNearbyResource oil fields
hasNotableArchaeologicalCultureNearby Maykop culture
hasPopulationApprox 144000
hasTransport railway connection
regional airport
hasUniversity Adyghe State University
Maikop State Technological University
historicalRegion Ciscaucasia
linked to: North Caucasus
isAdministrativeCenterOf Maikopsky District (de facto, separately incorporated)
liberatedBy Red Army
localLanguage Adyghe
locatedIn Republic of Adygea
locatedInRegion North Caucasus
locatedNear Caucasus Mountains
linked to: Caucasus
locatedOnRiver Belaya River
locatedSouthOf Krasnodar
nameAlsoSpelled Maykop
linked to: Maykop, Russia
occupationEndYear 1943
occupationStartYear 1942
officialLanguage Russian
partOf Southern Federal District
populationAsOfApprox 2021
postalCodeRange 385000–385099
religionPresent Islam
Russian Orthodoxy
riverBasin Kuban River basin
strategicImportance oil production
timeZone Moscow Time
UTC+3
wasOccupiedBy Nazi Germany
wasStrategicObjectiveIn World War II
wasTargetOf German Wehrmacht
linked to: Wehrmacht

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