Izmail (, ; ; , or ; ) is a

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and

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on the

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river in

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in south-western

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. It serves as the administrative center of

Izmail Raion Izmail Raion (; ; ) is a raion (administrative division) in Odesa Oblast in southwestern Ukraine. Its administrative center is the town of Izmail. It is in the historical region of Budjak in southern Bessarabia. Population: On 18 July 2020, as ...

, one of seven districts of Odesa Oblast, and is the only locality which constitutes

Izmail urban hromada Izmail (, ; ; , or ; ) is a List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality on the Danube river in Odesa Oblast in south-western Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Izmail Raion, one of seven distr ...

, one of the

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s of Ukraine. In Russian historiography, Izmail is associated with the 18th century storming of the Ottoman fortress of Izmail by Russian general

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. It was the capital of

Izmail Oblast Izmail Oblast (; ) (7 August 1940 — 15 February 1954) was an oblast in the Ukrainian SSR, roughly corresponding to the historical region of Budjak in southern Bessarabia. It had a territory of . The region had a multi-ethnic population consisti ...

, but it is no longer, as

joined

in 1954. It is the largest Ukrainian

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in the

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, on its

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. It is also the largest city of the Ukrainian Budjak area. As such, Izmail is a center of the

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industry and a popular regional

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. It is also a base of the

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and the

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units operating on the river. The

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's ''Isles of Izmail Regional Landscape Park'' is located nearby. Population:

History

The fortress of Izmail, then known as , was built by Genoese merchants in the 12th century. It belonged for a short period of time to

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(14th century) – as the territory north of the Danube was one of the possessions of the

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s (later the land being named after them, ''

Bessarabia Bessarabia () is a historical region in Eastern Europe, bounded by the Dniester river on the east and the Prut river on the west. About two thirds of Bessarabia lies within modern-day Moldova, with the Budjak region covering the southern coa ...

''). The town was first mentioned with the name ''Ismailiye'', derived from the name of the Ottoman

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Ayaşlı Ismail Pasha. The city was founded by a decree of Sultan

Murad III Murad III (; ; 4 July 1546 – 16 January 1595) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1574 until his death in 1595. His rule saw battles with the Habsburg monarchy, Habsburgs and exhausting wars with the Safavid Iran, Safavids. The long-inde ...

, with a deed where he made the land around the crossing point, property of Habeshi Mehmed Agha which was the head of his harem. The city that Mehmed Agha founded was called after him ''Mehmedabad'' and in its significance it was even compared to

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- although the scale, of course, is not the same. From the end of the 14th century, Izmail was under the rule of

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. In 1484, the Ottoman state conquered the territory, which became from that moment an Ottoman protectorate (under direct rule from 1538). Since the early 16th century it was the main Ottoman fortress in the

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region. In 1569

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Selim II Selim II (; ; 28 May 1524 – 15 December 1574), also known as Selim the Blond () or Selim the Drunkard (), was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1566 until his death in 1574. He was a son of Suleiman the Magnificent and his wife Hurrem Sul ...

settled Izmail with his Nogai subjects, originally from the

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After

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general

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took the fortress of Izmail in 1770, it was heavily refortified by the Turks, so as never to be captured again. The Sultan boasted that the fortress was impregnable, but during the Russo-Turkish War of 1787–1792 the

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commander

successfully stormed it on 22 December 1790. Ottoman forces inside the fortress had the orders to stand their ground to the end, haughtily declining the Russian

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. The defeat was seen as a catastrophe in the Ottoman Empire, while in Russia it was glorified in the country's first

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, '' Let the thunder of victory sound!''. Suvorov "announced the capture of Ismail in 1791 to the Tsarina Catherine in a

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couplet, after the assault had been pressed from house to house, room to room, and nearly every Muslim man, woman and child in the city had been killed in three days of uncontrolled massacre, 40,000 Turks dead, a few hundred taken into captivity. For all his bluffness, Suvorov later told an

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traveler that when the massacre was over he went back to his tent and wept." At the end of the war, Izmail was returned to the Ottoman Empire, but Russian forces took it for the third time on 14 September 1809. After it was ceded to Russia with the rest of

by the 1812 Treaty of Bucharest, the town was rebuilt thoroughly. The Intercession Cathedral (1822–36), the churches of Nativity (1823),

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(1833) and several others date back to that time. Izmail's oldest building is the small Turkish

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, erected either in the 15th or 16th centuries, converted into a church in 1810 and currently housing a museum dedicated to the 1790 storm of Izmail. Izmail Fortress 08

After Russia lost the

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, the town returned to the

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, which would soon become part of the

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. Russia gained control of Izmail again after the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878. With the breakup of the

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in 1917 and in the aftermath of

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, the city was occupied by the

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on 22 January 1918, after a skirmish with troops of the Danube flotilla. Later that year, the

Sfatul Țării ''Sfatul Țării'' ("Council of the Country"; ) was a council of political, public, cultural, and professional organizations in the guberniya, Governorate of Bessarabia in Russian Empire, Tsarist Russia. This became a legislative body which e ...

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, which claimed to be the representative of the whole of

, voted to formally unite the region with Romania. This union was recognized by the United Kingdom, France and Italy in the Treaty of Paris, but not by the

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which had territorial claims over Bessarabia. In 1940, and again during

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, it was occupied by the Soviet

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and included (August 1940, as a result of

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) in the

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; the region was occupied in 1941 by the

participating in

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. The 678 Jews recorded in the September 1, 1941 Romanian census were deported to Transnistria by the Romanian authorities in 1941, where most of them died. During the

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following

, many

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and

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migrated to the town, gradually changing its ethnic composition.

was formed in 1940 and the town remained its administrative center until the oblast was merged to

in 1954. Since 24 August 1991, Izmail has been part of independent

. Until 18 July 2020, Izmail was incorporated as a city of oblast significance and served as the administrative center of Izmail Raion though it did not belong to the raion. In July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Odesa Oblast to seven, the city of Izmail was merged into Izmail Raion. Following the full-scale

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, The monument to Alexander Suvorov in Izmail's city centre was placed in temporary storage on 12 November 2022, until city deputies decide where it will be kept permanently. On 27 September 2024, Izmail suffered a Russian missile and drone attack.

Geography

Location

The city is located in the

on the right-bank of its

. On the opposite side of the river belongs to

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. The city is surrounded by several lakes among which are Yalpuh,

Kuhurluy Kuhurlui () is a lake in the south-western Ukraine, in the south of Bessarabia. It is in complex of the Danube river delta. See also * Lake Yalpuh References External links {{Odesa-geo-stub Landforms of Odesa Oblast Kugurluy Kuhurlui () ...

, Kotlabuh and many smaller ones. The city is located in area known as the Budjak steppe which is a southern portion of

. The opposite bank of Danube elevates as the Tulcea Hills.

Climate

Under the

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...

, Izmail falls within either a

hot-summer humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers, and cold ...

(''Dfa'') if the isotherm is used or a

humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a subtropical -temperate climate type, characterized by long and hot summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between ...

(''Cfa'') if the isotherm is used. Izmail experiences four distinct seasons and generous precipitation year-round, typical for the inland

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. Summers are hot and humid, with temperatures somewhat moderated by the city's elevation. Winters are cool but variable, with an average of 48 freezing days per year.

Demographics

Before 1920, the population of Izmail was estimated at 37,000. During that time, approximately 11,000 of the population were

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, 8,000

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and 6,000

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. Additional members of the population were Russians,

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, Turks and

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. * 2008 — 77,076 * 2011 — 75,581 The city of Izmail, the largest city of Ukrainian southern Bessarabia, which was also the same as the

, had 85,098 inhabitants in 2001, including 32,500 who identified themselves as ethnic Ukrainians (38.2%), 37,166 as ethnic Russians (43.67%), 8,609 as Bulgarians (10.1%), 3,670 as

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(4.31%), 788 as Gagauz (2.42%) and 31 as Romanians (0.04%). In 2001, the population of the city of Izmail included 15,353 Ukrainian-speakers (18.04%), 1,538 Romanian-speakers (1.81%), 3,898 Bulgarian-speakers (4.58%), 63,180 Russian-speakers (74.24%), and 327 Gagauz-speakers (0.38%). Most ethnic Moldovans, Ukrainians, Bulgarians and Gagauz in the city were Russian-speakers in 2001.

, in its boundaries at that time, and excluding the city of Izmail, had 54,692 inhabitants in 2001, including 15,798 who identified themselves as ethnic Ukrainians (28.89%), 15,083 as Moldovans (27.58%), 14,072 as Bulgarians (25.73%), 8,870 as Russians (16.22%), 230 as Gagauz (0.42%) and 34 as Romanians (0.06%).

, within its boundaries at that time, had 54,692 inhabitants in 2001, including 26.34% Ukrainian-speakers, 26.21% Romanian-speakers, 21.56% Russian-speakers, 24.88% Bulgarian-speaking and 0.26% Gagauz-speaking. The population also consists of many other nationalities: Greeks, Jews, Armenians, etc. - 75 nationalities in total.

Notable people

Ioan Chirilă Ioan Chirilă (25 October 1925 – 21 November 1999) was a Romanian sports broadcaster and sports writer. The Ioan Chirilă Awards are named in his honour. He was married to actress Iarina Demian with whom he had two sons: Ionuț Ionuț is a ...

, Romanian writer and sports journalist *

Galina Chistyakova Galina Valentinovna Chistyakova (, ; born 26 July 1962) is a retired athlete who represented the Soviet Union and later Slovakia. She is the current world record holder in the long jump, jumping 7.52 metres on 11 June 1988. She is the 1988 Olym ...

, Soviet, Russian, and later Slovakian athlete, winner of the

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bronze medal at the

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Leonid Dimov Leonid Dimov (: ; January 11, 1926 – December 5, 1987) was a Romanian postmodernist poet and translator. He was one of the main representatives (together with, amongst others, Dumitru Țepeneag) of onirism in Romanian poetry, explorer of the dr ...

(1926–1987), Romanian poet *

Olena Hovorova Olena Ivanivna Hovorova (; born 18 September 1973, in Izmail), also known as Yelena Govorova, is a former Ukrainian track and field athlete who specialised in triple jump competitions. She won the triple jump bronze meda ...

, Ukrainian athlete, winner of the

triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down the tr ...

bronze medal at the

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Wiktor Kemula Wiktor Kemula (November 6, 1902, in Izmail – October 17, 1985, in Warsaw) was a Polish chemist, electrochemist, and polarographist. He greatly contributed to the development of electroanalytical chemistry, particularly polarography. He is kno ...

, Polish chemist, electrochemist, and polarographist, developer of the

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(HMDE) * Ruslan Maynov,

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n actor and musician * Gavril Musicescu, Romanian composer *

Serghei Nicolau Serghei Nicolau (born Sergey Nikonov; 22 September 1905–1999) was a Romanian communist espionage chief and a Securitate general. Biography An ethnic Russian, Nicolau was born on 22 September (or 5 November) 1905 in Izmail, in the Bessarabia Go ...

(1905–1999), Russian-Romanian communist espionage chief and a

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general * Sergiu Sarchizov, Romanian composer and conductor * Sholom Schwartzbard,

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ish

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, assassin of

Symon Petliura Symon Vasyliovych Petliura (; – 25 May 1926) was a Ukrainian politician and journalist. He was the Supreme Commander of the Ukrainian People's Army (UNA) and led the Ukrainian People's Republic during the Ukrainian War of Independence, a pa ...

Ivan Shishman Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria () ruled as emperor (tsar) of Bulgaria in Tarnovo from 1371 to 3 June 1395. The authority of Ivan Shishman was limited to the central parts of the Bulgarian Empire. In the wake of the death of Ivan Alexander of Bulgari ...

, Bulgarian artist * – Russian philosopher, publicist, author of television films, Member of the Union of writers of Russia *

Artur Văitoianu Artur or Arthur Văitoianu (14 April 1864 in Izmail – 17 June 1956) was a Romanian general who served as a Prime Minister of Romania for about two months in 1919 (27 September – 30 November). During his mandate, the first elections of ...

, Romanian general, Army commander during World War I; Prime Minister

Gallery

File:Immaculate Conception church in Izmail.jpg, Immaculate Conception church in Izmail File:Izmail, Benderska 28.jpg, Old lycaeum building File:Old-believers St. Nicholas church 04.jpg, Old-believers St. Nicholas church File:Житловий будинок, вул. Грецька, 13 (ріг Героїв Сталінграду вул.).jpg, Old dwelling house File:Izmail Suvorova 20.jpg, Tulchianov House File:Шпиталь, Ізмаїл.jpg, Old hospital File:Suvorova 2a-1.jpg, Sailors' inn File:Suvorova 20-1.jpg, Old city hall building File:Suvorova 26-1.jpg, Eparchial office building File:Suvorova 53-4.jpg, Old trade gallery File:Izmail palace of culture.jpg, Shevchenko palace of culture

Notes

External links

* {{Authority control Castles in Moldavia Danube Delta Populated places on the Danube Port cities and towns in Ukraine Port cities of the Black Sea Cities of regional significance in Ukraine Izmailsky Uyezd Ismail County Capitals of the counties of Bessarabia Cities in Izmail Raion Izmail Oblast Hromadas in Izmail Raion Market towns in Moldavia