Armavir, Krasnodar region: acquaintance with the city

Beautiful cities are famous for Russia. The Krasnodar Territory (Armavir refers to this region) is the most picturesque of all that is in the state. The natural world of this area can be called unique. Here, steppes and forests predominate, in which a large number of different animals live. About the Krasnodar Territory, you can talk endlessly, but I would like to more specifically consider the city of Armavir. It is one of the largest and most colorful in this region.

Briefly about the city

Armavir is a city located in the Krasnodar Territory. The population is a little over 190 thousand people. It is connected by rail and road communication with Krasnodar and other major cities of the region.

The city of Armavir (Krasnodar Region) was upset on the bank of the Kuban River, in the place where the river flows into its riverbed. Urup. It is located 200 kilometers southeast of Krasnodar.

A bit of history

Officially, Armavir emerged in the 19th century as a settlement of Circassian Armenians, who were looking for a territory that was free to settle in order to preserve their religion, a branch of the Armenian Orthodox Church. In view of the rapid settlement of the territory of the modern Krasnodar Territory by the adherents of the Islamic religion - Circassians and Adygeans - this people constantly infringed, forcing to abandon their customs.

In the newly formed aul near the course of the Kuban River, representatives of this nation were engaged in natural agriculture for those lands. In the second half of the century before last, a railway was built through the settlement, connecting Vladikavkaz and Rostov-on-Don. The official status of Armavir (Krasnodar Territory) was received in 1914.

Population

During the period of the collapse of the USSR, the city's population increased by 30,000 inhabitants. This was due primarily to the natural influx of people, a high birth rate, which significantly exceeded the death toll by 1000 people, as well as the migration of villagers, towns, villages and villages from adjacent to the city territories.

Armavir (Krasnodar Region) is currently mostly populated by Russians. Their number is more than 85%, also the percentage of this indicator among Armenians is high - 8%. More than a thousand citizens of the city are Circassians by nationality, the share of representatives of other nationalities does not exceed 1%.

Climatic features

The hottest month of the year is July. The average daily temperature is above 20 ° C. The coldest months are December and January. But even in this winter time, the average temperature does not drop below -1 ° C. The greatest amount of precipitation is also in July, in February this rate is reduced by two and a half times, to 35 mm per month.

Economy

The city of Armavir (Krasnodar region) is economically well developed. Among the industries dominating is the food industry. There are several confectioneries, a dairy factory and a meat processing plant. Also there are enterprises of ferrous, non-ferrous metallurgy and Armavir Plant of Rubber Technical Products.

Transport network

In the city there are two railway stations. Direct communication with Moscow, depending on the time of the year, is carried out 3 to 7 times a day, mostly passing trains following to the North Caucasus and the Caucasian Mineral Waters area. The city network of highways has a length of over 700 kilometers. Access roads are used by all enterprises of the city and the most important infrastructure facilities. The airport, located within the city, with the same name Armavir is currently used irregularly, only freight flights are carried out. At a distance that does not exceed 200 kilometers, there are 3 international airports: Stavropol, Mineralnye Vody, Krasnodar. Urban transportations are carried out by buses, trolleybuses and route taxis.

sights

The historical part of such a city as Armavir (Krasnodar Territory) is on the arrow of the Kuban River at the confluence of the mountain tributary Urup. Among the monuments of architecture and culture can be identified churches, the building of the Tatar mosque. In Armavir there is a house-museum of Savva Dangulov, a Soviet writer, an honorary inhabitant of the city, known for his books "Kuznetsky Most" and "Diplomats".

Armavir Drama Theater is one of the oldest in the region. It arose in the Russian Empire, celebrated its 108th anniversary in 2016.

In the territory of Armavir and in its environs archeologists excavate sites of ancient people belonging to different epochs of the Iron Age, investigate the burial mounds of the early Bronze Age.

Education

Armavir (Krasnodar region) will please the young generation with a variety of educational institutions. Several universities operate in the city, including branches of Krasnodar universities, professional colleges and lyceums. There are 4 schools of the Olympic reserve, a capacious stadium "Yunost", where you can conduct various competitions in athletic and game disciplines, there are ice skating rinks, swimming pools.

Let's sum up the results

In the city there are a lot of green plantations, both natural and organized parks, squares. Here, cypresses, plane trees, characteristic for the southern climate, grow, which makes the city attractive at any time of the year. Armavir (Krasnodar Region) looks attractive from the point of view of a permanent place of residence and seasonal rest.