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Type Settlement & Body of Water
Scripts Азов(Russian, Ukrainian)
Meaning & History
From the Arabic Bahr al-Azuf meaning "dark blue sea" or from Kipchak азакъ (azaq), meaning "river mouth, lowlands". The Sea of Azov is a sea on the borders of Southeast Ukraine and Southwest Russia, connected to the Black Sea. It is also the name of various villages in the two countries, and there are also places that derive parts of their names from the sea (such as Novoazovsk). In Russian and Ukrainian, "Azov" only refers to the villages. The sea is called Азовське море (Azovs'ke more) in Ukrainian and Азовское море (Azovskoye more) in Russian. The Azov Battalion is named after the region surrounding this sea.