/mosque.JPG)
Maykop (Adyg. Miyukuape - the valley of apple trees) is a city in Russia, the capital of the Republic of Adygea. The administrative center of the urban district is the city of Maykop, established in the territory of the administrative-territorial unit of the Maikop Republican urban district.
The first mention of the Adyghey toponym Maikop (Miyukuape), the Maikop heights, the Maikop gorge in Russian documents of the times of the Caucasian war dates back to 1810. In January-February 1810, a detachment under the command of the General of Infantry S. A. Bulgakov made an expedition to the lands of Temirgoevs, Abadzekhs, Egeruhaevts, Mahoshevtsev in the valleys of the rivers Laba, Shihugasche (Belaya) and Kurdzhips.
Natural Park of the Republic of Adygea "Big Thach"
Swimming pool in the City Park of Culture and Leisure
Libraries
Republican Special Library for the Blind. Opened November 17, 1997
Museums
North Caucasian branch of the State Museum of Oriental
Art. Founded by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation in
October 1985. The neglected building of the former House of the Armenian
Merchant Assembly, an architectural monument of the early 20th century,
was transferred to the branch, where the first exhibition was opened in
the restored part in December 1995. In 2010, with the commissioning of a
new building, the branch got the opportunity to fully implement the
accepted scientific concept of development. The exposition of the branch
presents both the origins of various types of folk crafts and modern
works of folk craftsmen from all regions of the North Caucasus. In June
2019, the museum presented for viewing one of the largest Scythian
cauldrons, discovered by the Caucasian archaeological expedition of the
State Museum of Oriental Art in the village of Ulyap in 1982, but was in
Moscow for 37 years and returned to its homeland - Adygea, to replenish
the museum's exposition.
National Museum of the Republic of Adygea.
Created in 1926 in Krasnodar as the "Adyghe Historical and Ethnographic
Museum", then became known as the "Adyghe Regional Museum of Local
Lore". Having moved to the city of Maykop in 1938, he took over the
Maikop Regional Museum of Nature, established in 1909. In 1993, by a
decree of the Government of the Republic of Adygea, the Adygea Regional
Museum of Local Lore was transformed into the National Museum of the
Republic of Adygea, the unique collection of which includes about 270
thousand items: sculpture, graphics, fine arts of the 19th-21st
centuries, arts and crafts and art of the Oriental countries, natural
sciences, historical -household and ethnographic collections, memorial
complexes, items made of precious metals and stones.
Art Gallery of
the Republic of Adygea. It was opened on November 1, 1980 as the
"Exhibition Hall of the Department of Culture of the Adygea Blispolkom",
renamed the Art Gallery of the Republic of Adygea on the basis of a
decree of the Government of the Republic of Adygea dated September 24,
1992. Its funds include about 1,500 items of storage, where, in addition
to painting and graphics, arts and crafts are represented. Particularly
valuable is the collection entitled "Graphics of Adygea". The uniqueness
of the fund of contemporary fine arts, the acquisition of which is the
leading direction, lies in the fact that it is formed almost entirely
through purchases.
Monuments
Monument "Unity and Consent". It
is a bright landmark of Maikop. Opened in the city center in July 2013.
The monument is a similarity of the Adyghe traditional hearth, which is
a symbol of family comfort, hospitality, abundance and peacefulness. The
author of the project is A. Bersirov, Honored Artist of the Republic.
The monument is decorated with all sorts of national ornaments, images
of the heroes of legends and legends, as well as ritual scenes.
By plane
The nearest airport is Pashkovsky in
Krasnodar, the distance to the airport is just over 100 km, the travel
time by taxi or car, depending on traffic jams at the entrance to the
airport, is from 1.5 to 2 hours. The cost of a taxi can vary from 2 to
4.5 thousand rubles.
The local airport is not designed to receive
large aircraft.
Trolleybus, bus, fixed-route taxi. The cost is 15 rubles, payment to the conductor. The main thoroughfare is Proletarskaya street, on the periphery the routes begin to branch out.
In 1870-71. the fortified headquarters of Maykop became a county
town - the center of the Maykop county of the Kuban region, in 1871
the military administration was abolished in it, and in 1878 a city
status was introduced. In 1873, the coat of arms department in St.
Petersburg created a draft emblem of Maykop, which did not receive
official approval from the State Council and the emperor.
In
1871, a two-class mountain school was transferred to Maikop, in 1878
the Maikop city three-class school was opened, and on June 1, 1900,
the Alekseevsky real (6-class) men's school. In 1895, the Maykop
City Public Library was opened. In 1900, the Pushkin People's House
was built. In September 1909, an oil field was discovered near the
city.
In 1910, the construction of a city telephone exchange
was completed; on December 12, 1910, the first train arrived in
Maykop from Belorechensk. In 1911, the construction of the city
water supply was completed.
After the October Revolution,
Soviet power was established in the city. On September 7, 1918, the
city was occupied by the White Kuban Cossacks under the command of
General Pokrovsky. In just two weeks, according to various sources,
from 800 to 7,000 people were shot or hanged by whites.
On
March 22, 1920, units of the 1st Cavalry Army were ousted from
Maykop.
On July 27, 1922, the Presidium of the All-Russian
Central Executive Committee issued a decree on the formation of the
Circassian (Adyghe) Autonomous Region, with the location of the
authorities in the city of Krasnodar (it was not part of the
region). In 1936 Maykop became the center of the Adygei Autonomous
Region.
In 1938, Maikop oil was pumped through the
Grozny-Tuapse oil pipeline to the Tuapse port and oil refinery.
During the Great Patriotic War, the city was occupied by the
troops of Nazi Germany from August 9, 1942 to January 29, 1943. On
October 24, 1942, the Soviet sabotage Maikop landing force was
thrown into the airfield, which successfully completed the main goal
of the operation and was subsequently able to go to the partisans.
Of the 37 paratroopers, 21 survived.
In 1990, the Adygea
Regional Council of People's Deputies decided to transform the
Adygea Autonomous Region into the Republic of Adygea. On July 3,
1991, this decision was approved by the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR.
Until 2010, Maykop had the status of a historical settlement,
but by order of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation
dated July 29, 2010 No. 418/339, the city was deprived of this
status.
On February 3, 2014, the Olympic torch relay took
place, along the route from the hippodrome to the republican stadium
in the city park.
The city is located on the right bank of the Belaya River (a
tributary of the Kuban).
Timezone
Maikop is located in the
time zone MSK (Moscow time). The offset of the applicable time from UTC
is +3:00. According to the applicable time and geographic longitude, the
average solar noon in Maikop occurs at 12:20.
Climate
The city
is located in an area with a humid temperate climate, winter
temperatures can drop to -5...-10 °C. Summer is the longest season in
Maykop and lasts 5 months. Summer precipitation is mostly short-lived,
characterized by showers with thunderstorms, sometimes accompanied by
hail. The Maykop summer is characterized by long periods without rain,
accompanied by droughts and dry winds. 720-770 mm of precipitation falls
annually. The average annual indicators are:
air temperature - +11.3
° C;
relative air humidity - 72%.
List as of May 27, 2022:
Bzhemukhov Boris Mukhtarovich
Bykov
Andrey Yurievich
Gizatullin, Khamazan Gataullovich (05/10/1921 -
11/19/2007) - Hero of the Soviet Union, veteran of the Great Patriotic
War
Goncharova Valentina Vasilievna (10/10/1938 - 05/23/2014) -
Veteran of Labor
Guryev, Mikhail Nikolaevich (11/21/1924 -
11/26/2004) - Hero of the Soviet Union
Dzharimov, Aslan Alievich
(born 11/07/1939) - President of Adygea (1992-2002)
Yekhutl Baizet
Sagidovich (05/03/1935 - 03/14/2012) - Honored Worker of the Food
Industry of the RSFSR
Zhukov Valentin Denisovich (04/18/1924 -
11/02/2020) - Public figure, veteran of the Second World War,
participant in the defense of the Caucasus, the assault and capture of
Berlin (diploma No. 38 of 09/07/2019)
Zygalenko Boris Ivanovich
Kerashev, Tembot Magometovich (08/16/1902 - 02/08/1988) - Writer
Koblev, Yakub Kamboletovich (12/27/1939 - 03/03/2012) - An outstanding
athlete, judo and sambo coach. Founder of the Maykop Judo Sports School
of the Olympic Reserve, President of the Judo Federation of the Southern
Federal District, founder and rector (until 03.03.2012) of the only ASU
Institute of Physical Education and Judo in the world, Honored Coach of
the USSR and Russia. Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor,
Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Education
Kozlov
Stefan Yakovlevich (12/29/1906-02/28/1991) - Participant of the Second
World War, commander of the partisan detachment No. 1 "People's
Avengers"
Kossovich Petr Fedotovich (09/15/1910 -05/05/2002) -
Participant of the Second World War, author of books on the history of
Adygea, excellent student of education
Kushu Nafiset Zacherievna
(03/30/1943-01/04/2021) - Honored Builder of the Republic of Armenia,
Honorary Architect of Russia, Labor Veteran, Member of the Russian
Academy of Arts, Laureate of the Municipal Prize named after the
brothers Vasily Fedorovich and Alexei Fedorovich Solovyov
Markov
Alexander Vasilievich
Matyushchenko Alexey Fedorovich (08/18/1941 -
06/03/2008)
Mashbash, Iskhak Shumafovich (born May 28, 1930) -
People's Writer of Adygea (1993), Kabardino-Balkaria,
Karachay-Cherkessia, laureate of the USSR State Prize (1991), Russia,
Adygea, International Prize. M.A. Sholokhov in the field of literature
and art, Hero of Labor
Nikolaeva Nadezhda Mikhailovna (born
10/21/1938) - Honored Doctor of the RSFSR, People's Doctor of the
Republic of Armenia
Ostapenko Nikolai Ivanovich
(13.12.1924–04.01.2007) - Participant of the Great Patriotic War, Hero
of Socialist Labor, candidate of technical sciences, honorary
academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences
Samogova,
Goshnau Ayubovna (01/31/1928 - 1995) - People's Artist of the RSFSR,
singer, composer
Sinyugin Petr Vasilyevich (06/22/1924 - 05/28/2015)
- Participant of the Great Patriotic War
Smolin, Vladimir Petrovich
(07/14/1928 - 07/24/2004) - Honored Doctor of the RSFSR, People's Doctor
of the USSR
Smolnyakov Alexander Petrovich (born 10/12/1951)
Sovmen, Khazret Mejidovich (born May 1, 1937) - President of the
Republic of Armenia (2002-2007)
Shakumidova Nuriet Salimovna (born
08/20/1921) - Honored Artist of the RSFSR, People's Artist of the
Republic of Adygea
Tlyustangelova Janshir Hadjumarovna
Tlyusten,
Yusuf Ibragimovich (04/25/1913 - 1998) - Honored Worker of Culture of
the RSFSR, People's Writer of the Republic of Adygea, member of the
Union of Writers of the USSR
Tkhabisimov, Umar Khatsitsovich
(08/16/1919 - 08/21/1998) - Composer, Honored Artist of the RSFSR,
participant in the Second World War
Tkhagapsov, Mejid Makhmudovich
(05/31/1929 - 02/21/2017) - Rear Admiral, laureate of the Municipal
Prize named after. brothers A.F. and V.F. Soloviev
Tkhakushinov,
Aslan Kitovich (born July 12, 1947) - State Advisor to the Republic of
Adygea, President of the Moscow State Technical University, Academician
of the Russian Academy of Education
Khadzhebiyokov, Ruslan Gissovich
(born March 23, 1948) - Honorary Worker of the Pension Fund of the
Russian Federation, Candidate of Political Sciences, full member of the
Russian Municipal Academy, the Russian Academy of Security, Defense and
Law Enforcement Problems
Kharkovetsky Petr Ivanovich (born
06/22/1928) - Veteran of Labor, Honored Builder of the RSFSR
Khramov
Valentin Alexandrovich (born December 8, 1937) - Honored Worker of the
Forestry Industry of the Russian Federation, Holder of the Golden Badge
of Honor of the National Foundation "Public Recognition", Academician of
the International Academy of Real Economy
Khutyz Aslanbiy Ismailovich
(born 07/06/1940) - Honorary Builder of Russia
Tsey Aslanbiy
Kaysimovich (born December 22, 1951) - Honored Worker of the Food
Industry of the Russian Federation, Honored Worker of the Industry of
the Republic of Armenia
Chernichenko, Mikhail Nikolaevich (born
11/13/1944)
Shaposhnikov Gleb Panteleymonovich (03/02/1921 -
11/17/2010) - Participant of the Great Patriotic War
Shibinsky Ivan
Vasilyevich (1920 - 2004) - Veteran of the Great Patriotic War, Honored
Teacher of the RSFSR