Mariupol is a city on the north coast of the Sea of Azov at the mouth of the Kalmius river, in the Pryazovia region. While internationally recognized as in Ukraine, the city is under the de facto administration of the Donetsk People’s Republic. As of a 2021 census estimate, it was the tenth-largest city in Ukraine and the second-largest in Donetsk Oblast, with an estimated population of 431,859. (Source from Wikipedia)
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1. Sultan Suleiman Mosque
The Sultan Suleiman Mosque, is located in Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. The mosque is named in honor of Suleiman the Magnificent and Roxelana. The Sultan Suleiman Mosque and Islamic Cultural Center opened October 15, 2007. The architecture of the mosque was styled after the Süleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul. The mosque was financed by Turkish businessman Salih Cihan, who was born in Trabzon.
The mosque, which had been sheltering 80 civilians including Turkish citizens, was hit by Russian shelling on 12 March according to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry. However the attack was denied by İsmail Hacıoğlu, head of the Suleiman the Magnificent Mosque Association, saying that the bombing was about 700 metres away.
2. Mariupol Art Museum Named After Arkhip Kuindzhi
Kuindzhi Art Museum was an art museum located in the city of Mariupol in Ukraine. It is dedicated to the display of the life and works of the artist Arkhip Kuindzhi, who was born in the city. The museum opened on 30 October 2010, however its existence had been proposed almost a century earlier. The museum was destroyed by an airstrike on March 21, 2022, during the Siege of Mariupol. Three original works by Kuindzhi were not in the museum at the time, but works by other artists were.
3. Ilyich Iron & Steel Works Plant
Illich Iron & Steel Works is the second largest metallurgical enterprise in Ukraine, after Kryvorizhstal. It is located in Mariupol.
In March 2022, the plant was severely damaged during the Siege of Mariupol during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russian forces stormed the plant on April 13.
4. Port of Mariupol
The Port of Mariupol or Mariupol Sea Port is located in Mariupol, Ukraine in the Taganrog Bay, Sea of Azov. The port is governed by the port authority managed by Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority.
On 26 May 2022, following closure during the Siege of Mariupol, Russia reopened the port to commercial vessels following naval mine removal.
5. Mariupol Zoo
Mariupol Zoo has become a living embodiment of the childhood dream of one adult. As you know, dreaming is always simple, but it is much more difficult to carry the most intimate things through life. To discard skepticism, adult pragmatism, disappointment and realize the dream in a contradictory and not always affectionate world. And not just create, but share it with others.
As deadly shelling rains down on Mariupol, evacuation of the people living there remains difficult. Animals are stuck there too. They're either too big or too risky to move as bombs fall. The people who care for them are left with few options. Savely Vashura, who is the owner of a private zoo never left the city. Day after day, he and his staff make sure every animal, big and small, is looked after. "When there was shelling, we fed them and gave them water to drink," Vashura said. "We didn't leave them without (food) for one day.
6. Museum of retro gaming
Nearly two decades ago, Dmitriy Cherepanov started a collection of retro computers in Mariupol, Ukraine, that grew into an internationally known assemblage of historic machines, housed in a private museum he called IT 8-bit. Russia's campaign to take over his city in southeast Ukraine has killed at least 2,000 civilians, destroyed most of the city's homes and turned Cherepanov's beloved computer museum into rubble.
7. City Threater Square
The National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War is a memorial complex commemorating the German-Soviet War located in the southern outskirts of the Pechersk district of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, on the picturesque hills on the right-bank of the Dnipro River. This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows the Mariupol Drama Theater in Mariupol, Ukraine on Monday, March 14, 2022.
The Maxar satellite imagery firm said images from Monday showed the word “children” had been written in large white letters in Russian in front of and behind the building
8. Jewish Community Of Mariupol
The Jewish community of Mariupol, a member of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine, is also part of the united Jewish community of Donetsk Region, headed by Rabbi Pinchas Vyshedsky.
9. Mariupol Museum of Local Lore
The Mariupol Museum of Local Lore is a museum of regional history in the city of Mariupol, Ukraine, at 20 Georgievskaya Street. The museum describes the natural conditions of the southern part of the Donetsk region and the history of the region from ancient times to the present. Its main activities of the museum are: Collection, exposition, research, scientific education and library.
It was destroyed in 2022 during the Siege of Mariupol.
10. Extreme Park
In July 2003, in the floodplain Kalchyk "Ilyich Steel" created and opened the "Extreme Park", which is on the borders with the park named after NA Gurov, also known as meows them. 200th anniversary of Mariupol. Steelmakers have spent about 30 million hryvnia for purchase of a dozen parks in Italy, Holland and Russia. Around which the town was created by a real joy and fun with children's playground, cafe, shopping pavilions.
11. Museum of History and Ethnography of Azov Greeks
Museum of the History and Ethnography of the Greeks of the Azov Sea Region (Sartana village, 37a General Kurkchi Street) A branch since 1992, this museum exhibits the history of the migration of Greek Christians from the Crimean Khanate in the Azov region from 1778 to 1780, the establishment of villages and economic development of the settlement of theGreek Diaspora to the present.
12. Azov Sea Museum Named After V. A. Pavlia
Tourist interest is mainly the coast of the Azov Sea and Local History Museum, located in the city of Mariupol. Around town, the band reached the resort villages that attract to spend a summer vacation on the Sea of Azov. The sandy beaches of the Sea of Azov attract thousands of people from all over Ukraine, because here the bathing season lasts four months, starting in mid-May and ending in September. Throughout the swimming season, the water temperature crosses mark of 20 ° C and without sharp fluctuations retains its heat.
13. Mariupol City Garden
City garden/ park is one of the most visited places by people of Mariupol. There are no so many places with seaview and some kids entertainment. If the weather is good, go and spend some time there. Mariupol City Garden was founded in 1863. Located in the district of Mariupol Zhovtnevoe limited avenue of Metallurgists, street Semenyshyna and steep slope from the top of a panoramic view of the Sea of Azov and the seaport. In fact - this is the central recreation park in the industrial city.
14. Church of the Intercession of the Mother of God
Writing to you today with great sadness as we watch the crisis in Ukraine continue to unfold. I am deeply disturbed by what’s happening, and our thoughts and solidarity are with the people affected by this ongoing violence. Give comfort to those who suffer because of the violence. Give comfort to those who mourn their dead, and strength to neighboring countries to welcome the refugees. Convert the hearts of those who resort to arms and protect those who work to promote peace.
