Mykolayiv (Ukrainian Миколаїв), also known by its Russian name Николаев (Nikolaev or Nikolayev) is a city in Southern Ukraine with the population of 514,000 (2001 estimation). The city is the center of the Mykolayivs'ka oblast'. It lies along the estuary of the Southern Bug (Ukr.: Pivdenny Buh; Rus.: Yuzhny Bug) river at its confuelnce with the Inhul (Ingul) river, 65 kilometers from the Black Sea. Emblem of the city of Mykolayiv File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... A city is an urban area, differentiated from a town, village, or hamlet by size, population density, importance, or legal status. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mykolayiv (Миколаївська область, Mykolaivs’ka oblast’ in Ukrainian) is a region of Ukraine. ... Estuaries and coastal waters are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth, providing numerous ecological, economic, cultural, and aesthetic benefits and services. ... The Southern Buh, Bug, or Boh River (Південний Буг, Pivdennyi Buh in Ukrainian; Hipanis in ancient Greek) is entirely located in Ukraine. ... Inhul (Ingul) is a river of Ukraine. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer) (symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). ... Satellite view of the Black Sea, taken by NASA MODIS Cities of the Black Sea The Black Sea (known as the Euxine Sea in the antiquity) is an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor. ...

History

The town was founded in 1789 by the Governor General of Novorossiya Knyaz Potemkin initially as a shipyard called simply a New Shipyard on the Ingul river. Knyaz Potemkin signed an order to construct a shipyard on April 27, 1789, which is considered to be a city birth date. The shipyard was to serve for the repair of the Russian Navy ships in the Russo-Turkish war. Later Potemkin ordered the shipyard to be named Nikolaev to commemorate the date of fall of Ochakov to the Russian troops under his command on December 6, 1788, the day of Saint Nicholas (Nikolay) in the Russian Orthodox Church. 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Guberniya (also gubernia, guberniia, and gubernya) (Russian: губе́рния) was a major administrative subdivision of the Imperial Russia, usually translated as province or Governorate General. ... Kniaz’ or knyaz (князь in Russian and Ukrainian; cneaz in Romanian fem. ... Prince Grigori Aleksandrovich Potemkin (Russian: Григорий Александрович Потемкин) (September 13, 1739 (NS: September 24) – October 5, 1791 (NS: October 16)) was a Russian general-field marshal, statesman, and favorite of Catherine II the Great. ... April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 248 days remaining. ... The Russian Navy is the naval arm of the Russian armed forces. ... The Russo-Turkish War of 1787-1792 was a futile attempt by the Ottoman Empire to regain lands lost to Russia in the course of the Russo-Turkish War, 1768-74. ... Ochakov is a town in Mykolayivska oblast, in southern Ukraine, located near the site of ancient Greek colony of Olbia. ... December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Saint Nicholas, also known as Nikolaus in Germany and Sinterklaas (a contracted form of Sint Nicolaas) in the Netherlands and Flanders, is the common name for the historical Saint Nicholas of Myra, who lived in 4th century Byzantine Anatolia, (now in modern Turkey) and had a reputation for secret gift... Saint Basils Cathedral, a well-known Russian Orthodox church situated in Moscow The Russian Orthodox Church (Русская Православная церковь) is that body of Christians who are united under the Patriarch of Moscow, who in turn is in communion with the other patriarchs of the Eastern Orthodox Church. ...

The history of the city has always been closely connected to the ship building. (To be continued). Shipbuilding is the construction of ships. ...

The only Russian Navy aircraft carrier currently in commission Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Kuznetsov was built in Mykolayiv. The Russian Navy is the naval arm of the Russian armed forces. ... An aircraft carrier is a warship whose main role is to deploy and recover aircraft. ... The Soviet aircraft carrier Admiral Flota Svetskogo Soyuza Kuznetsov (originally named Tbilisi) was intended to be the lead ship of the Kuznetsov-class of aircraft carriers (also known as Project 1143. ...

Economy

Today Mykolaiv is a major ship building center of Ukraine (as, earlier, of the whole Soviet Union) and an important riverport. The city has 3 major shipyards some of which capable of building large navy ships. Other important industries are mechanical engineering, power engineering, metallurgy and cosmetics. Categories: Stub | Commercial item transport and distribution | Transportation ... Small shipyard in Klaksvík (Faroe Islands), reparing fishing vessels Dockyards and shipyards are places which repair and build ships. ... Navy is also:- shorthand for Navy Blue the nickname of the United States Naval Academy A navy is the branch of the armed forces of a nation that operates primarily on water. ... Mechanical engineering is the application of physical principles to the creation of useful devices, objects and machines. ... Power engineering is the sub-discipline of electrical engineering that deals with power systems, specifically electric power transmission and distribution, power conversion, and electromechanical devices. ... Metallurgy is a domain of materials science and of materials engineering that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements and their mixtures, which are called alloys. ... Cosmetics or makeup are substances to enhance the beauty of the human body, apart from simple cleaning. ...