Melekine () is a

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Mariupol Raion Mariupol Raion (; ) is a raion (district) of Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It was created in July 2020 as part of the reform of administrative divisions of Ukraine. The center of the raion is the city of Mariupol. Population: The area of the raion h ...

Donetsk Oblast Donetsk Oblast, also referred to as Donechchyna (, ), is an Oblasts of Ukraine, oblast in eastern Ukraine. It is Ukraine's most populous province, with around 4.1 million residents. Its capital city, administrative centre is Donetsk, though d ...

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Mariupol Mariupol is a city in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is situated on the northern coast (Pryazovia) of the Sea of Azov, at the mouth of the Kalmius, Kalmius River. Prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it was the tenth-largest city in the coun ...

. Melekine is a sea resort and an administrative center of Melekine village council that combines several neighboring villages. It was established sometime in the 19th century as a fisherman company by a landowner Meleko. With the establishment of the Soviet regime in the area, the village was reformed into a fishermen collective farm. Today Melekine (until 2009 Melekyne) has numerous sea resorts that stretch along the coast of the

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. The village was mentioned in the song "Melekino" of a local Russian-Ukrainian rap-group.Website of the band
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Monuments and memorials

There is a gazebo on the road, on the outskirts of the village, and a memorial sign dedicated to the founders of the village of Melekine. ; Existing monuments: File: Ukr Donobl Mariupolrayon Melekine 4 2021 (SU-HS).jpg, The memorial is dedicated to the Greek Melekov family File: Ukr Donobl Mariupolrayon Melekine 2 2021 (SU-HS).jpg, Monument to the fisherman in the colonnade File: Ukr Donobl Mariupolrayon Melekine 3 2021 (SU-HS).jpg, Colonnade

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Villages in Mariupol Raion Fishing in Ukraine Manhush settlement hromada