Dzhankoi or Jankoy is a town of regional significance in the northern part of

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, an internationally recognized ''de jure'' part of

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, but since 2014 a ''de facto'' federal subject of the

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. It also serves as administrative centre of

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although it is not a part of the raion (district). Population: The name ''Dzhankoi'' (

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and russian: Джанкой; german: Dshankoj; crh, Canköy; yi, דזשאנקאיע) means 'new village': ''canköy'' < ''cañı köy'' (''cañı'' is 'new' in the northern dialect of Crimean Tatar). But it is often explained as meaning 'spirit-village' (< ''can'' 'spirit' + ''köy'' 'village'). The city has various industries, which produce automobiles,

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, fabric, meat, and other products. Dzhankoi also has professional

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Geography

Dzhankoi serves as the administrative centre of the

. It is located about from the Crimean

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. Two railroad lines, Solionoye ozero-

Sevastopol Sevastopol (; uk, Севасто́поль, Sevastópolʹ, ; gkm, Σεβαστούπολις, Sevastoúpolis, ; crh, Акъя́р, Aqyár, ), sometimes written Sebastopol, is the largest city in Crimea, and a major port on the Black Sea ...

and

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Kerch Kerch ( uk, Керч; russian: Керчь, ; Old East Slavic: Кърчевъ; Ancient Greek: , ''Pantikápaion''; Medieval Greek: ''Bosporos''; crh, , ; tr, Kerç) is a city of regional significance on the Kerch Peninsula in the east of t ...

, cross Dzhankoi.

History

Dzhankoi was mentioned for the first time in 1855, and it received

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in 1926. About 1,400 Jews lived in Dzhankoi on the eve of the Second World War. In 1941, during the war, Dzhankoi was occupied by German troops. During the occupation, 720 Jewish members of the local collective farm were shot in the city. Other accounts mention 7,000, which could include Jews brought from elsewhere. Dzhankoi was recaptured by Soviet troops on April 13, 1944. In 1954, as part of the Crimean region, it became part of the Ukrainian SSR. Since 1991, it has been a part of independent Ukraine. In February 2014, it was annexed by Russia.

Transport

Dzhankoi is a

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. Through the city pass two major railways of the peninsula as well as two major European highways. It has two railroad terminals - the central one, where only passenger and fast trains stop and the suburban one - where only suburban trains, known as ''

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''s, are allowed. Dzhankoi air base of the Russian Navy is nearby.

Population

Demographics

In the 2014 census conducted by Russian occupation authorities, the town had a population of 38,622, of which 25,787 or was

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, 6,401 or was

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, 2,807 or was Crimean Tatar and 829 or was

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in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different

Climate

Dzhankoi's climate is mostly hot in the summer, and mild in the winter. The average temperature ranges from in January, to in July. The average precipitation is per year.

In popular culture

Dzhankoi is the subject of a popular

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"Hey! Zhankoye," as popularized by

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, the Klezmatics, and

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, a Soviet-era song praising the life of Jews on

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in Crimea.

Gallery

File:Река Степная .Джанкой.JPG, Stepna River in Dzhankoi File:Центр культуры.JPG, City centre of culture File:Джанкой.Ул.Ленина.jpg, Downtown Dzhankoi File:Улица Ленина в Джанкое.JPG, Street intersection in Dzhankoi File:Джанкой.Привокзальная площадь.JPG, Dzhankoi's train station

References

External links

The murder of the Jews of Dzhankoi
during

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, at

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