Pryazovia
Northern coastal region of the Sea of Azov
Pryazovia ( Ukrainian : Приазов'я , sometimes spelled Приозів‘я, Pryozivia; Russian : Приазовье , Priazovye ) or literally Cis-Azov region is usually used to refer to the geographic area of the north coast of the Sea of Azov . [1] It is located in the southern part of the Azov-Kuban Lowland within the East European Plain , which surrounds the Sea of Azov for most of the stretch of coastline. In a more general sense it may mean the Azov Sea littoral , and conversely, to be more specific, it may also be referred to as the Northern Priazovye .
The (Northern) Priazovye consists of the southern parts of Donetsk Oblast and Zaporizhzhia Oblast and the eastern part of Kherson Oblast - all of Ukraine and the western part of Rostov Oblast of Russia . Following annexation and liquidation of Crimean Khanate , between 1783 and 1802 this land was part of Imperial Russian Novorossiya Governorate ("New Russia").
Ukraine's Greek minority population of 91,000 (in 2021) live mostly in the Pryazovia region, as a result of the Emigration of Christians from the Crimea in 1778 . [2]
During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine , the whole Pryazovia was occupied by Russian troops.
The southern edge of the Ukrainian Shield overlaps with Eastern Pryazovia.
References
- ↑ Hurska, Alla (12 February 2019). "Russia's Hybrid Strategy in the Sea of Azov: Divide and Antagonize (Part Two)" . No. Volume: 16 Issue: 18. The Jamestown Foundation. Eurasia Daily Monitor.
- ↑ "Azov Sea Greeks Are Reviving Their Heritage in Ukraine" , www.facebook.com/ukraineworld.org , retrieved 2021-08-18