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{{Short description|Town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2012}}
{{expand Russian|date=March 2024|topic=geo}}
{{Infobox Russian inhabited locality
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|image_caption=Yeysk port, 2006
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{{Infobox port
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'''Yeysk''' ({{langx|ru|Ейск}}) is a port and a resort [[types of inhabited localities in Russia|town]] in [[Krasnodar Krai]], [[Russia]], situated on the shore of the [[Taganrog Gulf]] of the [[Sea of Azov]]. The town is built primarily on the [[Yeysk Spit]], which separates the [[Yeya River]] from the Sea of Azov. Population: {{ru-census|p2021=82,943|p2010=87,769|p2002=86,349|p1989=78,150}}
==History==
In the 14th century, in this area was a [[Genoese colonies|Genoese colony]] with a port called Balzimachi (or Bacinaci), which is mentioned in [[Pratica della mercatura]].
Tsutsiev's Atlas<ref>Atlas of the Ethno-Political History of the Caucasus, 2014</ref> shows a Yeyskoye at the head of the Yeya bay for 1763-1785 and a Yeysk somewhat south of the present location from 1829 to 1839. In 1783 it was involved in the [[Kuban Nogai Uprising]]. The town was founded in 1848 by Prince [[Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov]] in accordance with a royal order from the Tsar of Russia.{{citation needed|date=May 2010}}
==Administrative and municipal status==
Within the [[subdivisions of Russia#Administrative divisions|framework of administrative divisions]], Yeysk serves as the [[administrative center]] of [[Yeysky District]], even though it is not a part of it.<ref name="KrasnodarK_admlist">Reference Information #34.01-707/13-03</ref> As an administrative division, it is, together with the territory of [[Shirochansky Rural Okrug]] (which comprises seven [[types of inhabited localities in Russia|rural localities]]), incorporated separately as the '''[[City of federal subject significance|Town]] of Yeysk''' — an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the [[administrative divisions of Krasnodar Krai|districts]].<ref name="KrasnodarK_admlist" /> As a [[subdivisions of Russia#Municipal divisions|municipal division]], the Town of Yeysk is incorporated within Yeysky Municipal District as '''Yeyskoye Urban Settlement'''.<ref name="KrasnodarKYeyskyD_mun">Law #714-KZ</ref>
==Yeysk resorts==
Yeysk is known for its mineral waters and its medicinal mud baths. This mud is brought from the neighboring [[Lake Khanskoye]]. The town has a number of parks, a [[sanatorium]], several recreation centers, hotels, and beaches. The bathing season lasts from May until September. Yeysk offers a variety of attractions, restaurants, open-air cafes, clubs, bars, and night clubs.
[[Dolgaya Spit]], near the village of [[Dolzhanskaya]], has holiday houses.<ref>{{cite book
| last1 = Mamykina
| first1 = V.A.
| last2 = Khrustalev
| first2 = Yuri
| editor-last = Fabbri
| editor-first = Paolo
| date = 2012
| orig-date = 1989
| title = Recreational Uses of Coastal Areas: A Research Project of the Commission on the Coastal Environment, International Geographical Union
| publisher = Springer Netherlands
| page = 68
| isbn = 9789400923911
}}</ref>
==Airfield==
{{Main|Yeysk Airport}}
Yeysk has a mixed military/civilian airfield, home to the Yeysk Military Institute during the Cold War and the 10th Mixed Aviation Division ([[4th Air Army]]) during the 1990s.
After the disbandment of the 10th Mixed Aviation Division the headquarters of the [[1st Guards Composite Aviation Division|1st Guards Stalingrad, Svirsky Composite Air Division]] arrived. Also at the airport based aviation group Yeisk Higher Military Institute, armed with planes L-39.
In addition, the 959th Bomber Regiment was previously based at the airfield, which was part of the 1st Guards Composite Air Division. The 959th Bomber Aviation Regiment was previously the 959th Training Aviation Regiment.<ref>Holm</ref> In September 2009, due to the transfer of the airfield from the Air Force to the Navy, the regiment was disbanded, and its members were part of the aircraft Su-24 relocated to Morozovsk airfield (6970th Air Base, 7th Brigade of Aerospace Defence).
On February&nbsp;1, 2010, 859th Naval Aviation Training Center under the leadership of Major-General Alexei Serdyuk was open at the airfield. To ensure the educational process training units will be relocated from the [[Ostrov (air base)]] ([[Pskov Oblast]]) and the village of Kacha. For service center from the previously disbanded and civilian staff will be involved in more than one thousand people.
On 17 October 2022, a [[Sukhoi Su-34]] from the airfield [[2022 Yeysk military aircraft crash|accidentally struck]] an apartment building in Yeysk, killing at least 13.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fighter jet crashes into Russian building in Yeysk |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/17/aircraft-crashes-into-russian-residential-building-in-yeysk-city |website=Al Jazeera |access-date=17 October 2022 |archive-date=October 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017163613/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/17/aircraft-crashes-into-russian-residential-building-in-yeysk-city |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2022/10/18/1129614707/russia-warplane-crashes-near-apartment-kills-at-least-13 |title=A Russian warplane crashes near an apartment building and kills at least 13 |website=NPR.org |date=2022-10-18}}</ref>
==Climate==
Yeysk has a mild climate. Average low temperature in January is {{cvt|-4|C}}. Summers are very warm, with average July temperature of {{cvt|+24|C}}. Average rainfall is about {{cvt|450|mm|sp=us}} a year.
{{Weather box
|location=Yeysk
|metric first=yes
|single line=yes
|Jan record high C = 14.8
|Feb record high C = 27.0
|Mar record high C = 28.2
|Apr record high C = 29.0
|May record high C = 35.0
|Jun record high C = 38.5
|Jul record high C = 38.7
|Aug record high C = 40.2
|Sep record high C = 34.8
|Oct record high C = 32.0
|Nov record high C = 27.0
|Dec record high C = 19.0
|year record high C = 40.2
|Jan high C = 1.9
|Feb high C = 3.2
|Mar high C = 8.1
|Apr high C = 16.4
|May high C = 21.9
|Jun high C = 25.7
|Jul high C = 29.9
|Aug high C = 29.7
|Sep high C = 23.6
|Oct high C = 16.5
|Nov high C = 9.1
|Dec high C = 3.5
|year high C = 15.8
|Jan mean C = -0.8
|Feb mean C = -0.1
|Mar mean C = 4.8
|Apr mean C = 11.4
|May mean C = 16.7
|Jun mean C = 21.0
|Jul mean C = 24.2
|Aug mean C = 24.0
|Sep mean C = 18.5
|Oct mean C = 12.0
|Nov mean C = 5.3
|Dec mean C = 1.1
|year mean C = 11.5
|Jan low C = -3.4
|Feb low C = -3.3
|Mar low C = 1.4
|Apr low C = 6.3
|May low C = 11.4
|Jun low C = 16.3
|Jul low C = 18.4
|Aug low C = 18.2
|Sep low C = 13.3
|Oct low C = 7.4
|Nov low C = 1.5
|Dec low C = -1.4
|year low C = 7.2
|Jan record low C = -30.0
|Feb record low C = -29.0
|Mar record low C = -21.0
|Apr record low C = -6.1
|May record low C = -1.0
|Jun record low C = 4.0
|Jul record low C = 11.9
|Aug record low C = 9.0
|Sep record low C = 1.1
|Oct record low C = -9.4
|Nov record low C = -20.0
|Dec record low C = -25.0
|year record low C = -30.0
|Jan precipitation mm = 53
|Feb precipitation mm = 43
|Mar precipitation mm = 48
|Apr precipitation mm = 44
|May precipitation mm = 39
|Jun precipitation mm = 48
|Jul precipitation mm = 26
|Aug precipitation mm = 25
|Sep precipitation mm = 35
|Oct precipitation mm = 32
|Nov precipitation mm = 41
|Dec precipitation mm = 60
|year precipitation mm = 494
|source 1 = <ref name="Tourist Portal">{{Cite web |url=http://www.svali.ru/catalog~0~34727~index.htm |script-title=ru:Ейск, Краснодарский край - климат, описание |access-date=September 3, 2009 |language=ru |archive-date=August 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806215409/http://www.svali.ru/catalog~0~34727~index.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
|date=August 2010
}}
==International relations==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia}}
===Twin towns — Sister cities===
Yeysk is [[twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:
*{{flagicon|BLR}} [[Baranovichi]], [[Belarus]]
*{{flagicon|BLR}} [[Barysaw]], [[Belarus]]
==References==
===Notes===
{{Reflist}}
===Sources===
*{{RussiaAdmMunRef|kda|adm|list}}
*{{RussiaAdmMunRef|kda|mun|list|yeysky}}
==External links==
*[http://www.adm-yeisk.ru/ Official website of Yeysk] {{in lang|ru}}
*[http://gorodeisk.ru/?q=node/125 Pictures of Yeysk] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804030028/http://www.gorodeisk.ru/?q=node%2F125 |date=August 4, 2012 }}
*[http://mdyug.ru/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=555 Old maps of Yeysk] {{in lang|ru}}
{{Krasnodar Krai}}
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Krasnodar Krai]]
[[Category:1848 establishments in the Russian Empire]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1848]]
[[Category:Port cities and towns in Russia]]
[[Category:Port cities and towns of the Azov Sea]]
[[Category:Seaside resorts in Russia]]
[[Category:Spa towns in Russia]]