Dzhankoi or Jankoy is a town of regional significance in the northern part of
Crimea, an internationally recognized ''de jure'' part of
Ukraine, but since 2014 a ''de facto'' federal subject of the
Russian Federation. It also serves as administrative centre of
Dzhankoi Raion although it is not a part of the raion (district). Population:
The name ''Dzhankoi'' (
Ukrainian
Ukrainian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Ukraine
* Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe
* Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine
* So ...
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,
reinforced concrete
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, fabric, meat, and other products. Dzhankoi also has professional
technical school
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Associa ...
s.
Geography
Dzhankoi serves as the administrative centre of the
Dzhankoi Raion. It is located about from the Crimean
capital
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,
Simferopol. Two railroad lines,
Solionoye ozero-
Sevastopol and
Armiansk-
Kerch, cross Dzhankoi.
History
Dzhankoi was mentioned for the first time in 1855, and it received
city status 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
transport hub. 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 ''
elektrichka''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
Russian, 6,401 or was
Ukrainians, 2,807 or was
Crimean Tatar and 829 or was
Tatar.
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
Yiddish song "Hey! Zhankoye," as popularized by
The Limeliters,
Pete Seeger, the
Klezmatics, and
Theodore Bikel, a Soviet-era song praising the life of Jews on
collective farms
Collective farming and communal farming are various types of, "agricultural production in which multiple farmers run their holdings as a joint enterprise". There are two broad types of communal farms: agricultural cooperatives, in which member- ...
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 Dzhankoiduring
World War II, at
Yad Vashem website.
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Cities in Crimea
Populated places established in 1926
Cities of regional significance in Ukraine
Populated places established in the Russian Empire
Holocaust locations in Ukraine
1926 establishments in the Soviet Union
Territorial disputes of Ukraine