Izmail

Izmail
Ізмаїл
Russian Orthodox Intercession Cathedral
School No. 2
Lesser Mosque
Russian Orthodox Dormition Church
Military hospital
Railway station
From top, left to right: Intercession Cathedral, School No. 2, Lesser Mosque, Dormition Church, military hospital, railway station
Flag of Izmail
Coat of arms of Izmail
Motto(s): 
Faith, Freedom, Victory
Izmail is located in Odesa Oblast
Izmail
Izmail
Izmail is located in Ukraine
Izmail
Izmail
Coordinates: 45°21′6″N 28°50′11″E / 45.35167°N 28.83639°E / 45.35167; 28.83639
Country Ukraine
OblastOdesa Oblast
RaionIzmail Raion
HromadaIzmail urban hromada
Established1589[1]
City status1830
Area
 • Total
54 km2 (21 sq mi)
Elevation
28 m (92 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total
69,932
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
68600-68633
Area code+380 4841
ClimateCfa
Websiteizmail-rada.gov.ua
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Izmail (Ukrainian: Ізмаїл, pronounced [izmɐˈjil] ; Russian: Измаил; Romanian: Ismail, Smil or Smeilu; Bulgarian: Исмаил) is a city and municipality on the Danube river in Odesa Oblast in south-western Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Izmail Raion, one of seven districts of Odesa Oblast, and is the only locality which constitutes Izmail urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[3]

In Russian historiography, Izmail is associated with the 18th century storming of the Ottoman fortress of Izmail by Russian general Alexander Suvorov. It was the capital of Izmail Oblast, but it is no longer, as Izmail Oblast joined Odesa Oblast in 1954.

It is the largest Ukrainian port in the Danube Delta, on its Chilia branch. It is also the largest city of the Ukrainian Budjak area. As such, Izmail is a center of the food processing industry and a popular regional tourist destination. It is also a base of the Ukrainian Navy and the Ukrainian Sea Guard units operating on the river. The World Wildlife Fund's Isles of Izmail Regional Landscape Park is located nearby. Population: 69,932 (2022 estimate).[2]

  1. ^ Українські та нідерландські вчені вивчатимуть ранню історію Ізмаїла на півдні Одещини
  2. ^ a b Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Измаильская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.

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