Mizhrichchia
Міжріччя | |
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Coordinates: 44°52′43″N 34°50′55″E / 44.87861°N 34.84861°E | |
Country | Territory of Ukraine, occupied by Russia[1] |
Republic | Crimea |
Raion | Feodosia Raion |
First mentioned | 1381 |
Area | |
• Total | 0.6 km2 (0.2 sq mi) |
Elevation | 198 m (650 ft) |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 519 |
• Density | 870/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+4 (MSK) |
Postal code | 98030 |
Area code | +380 6566 |
Website | http://rada.gov.ua/ |
Mizhrichchia or Mezhdurechye (Ukrainian: Міжріччя; Russian: Междуречье; literally, between the rivers) is a village in the Feodosia Raion of Crimea, a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of Ukraine and annexed by Russia as the Republic of Crimea.[3]
Mizhrichchia is located on Crimea's southern shore in the Crimean Mountains at an elevation of 198 m (650 ft).[2] Its population was 510 in the 2001 Ukrainian census.[3] Current population: 519 (2014 Census).[4]
Previously, the settlement was known as the Ai-Serez village (Crimean Tatar: Ay Serez). Following the forced deportation of the Crimean Tatars in 1944, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR published a decree on May 18, 1948 renaming the settlement along with many others throughout Crimea from their native Crimean Tatar names to their current variants.[5]
In 1886, the village of Ai-Serez was located in the Taraktash Volost of the Feodosia Povit of the Taurida Governorate. At that time, the settlement had a population of 655 inhabitants; it had two mosques located in its settlement.[6] In the 1897 Russian Empire census, the population increased to 1,464 inhabitants, 1,458 of which belonged to the Muslim faith.[7]