Ochakov (Crimean Tatar/Turkish: Özi) is a town in Mykolaiv (Nikolaev) Oblast, in southern Ukraine, located near the site of ancient Greek colony of Olbia. The city lies at the Dnieper-Southern Bug estuary and on the Black Sea. The Tatar language (Tatar tele, Tatarça, Татар теле, Татарча) is a Turkic language belonging to the Altaic branch of the Ural-Altaic family of languages. ... Mykolayiv Oblast (Миколаївська область, Mykolaivs’ka oblast’ or Миколаївщина, Mykolaivshchyna in Ukrainian) is an oblast of Ukraine. ... Jump to: navigation, search Ancient Greece is the term used to describe the Greek-speaking world in ancient times. ... For Pontic Olbia, the Greek colony on the Black Sea coast, see Olbia, Ukraine. ... This article is about the river. ... The Southern Buh, Bug, or Boh River (Південний Буг, Pivdennyi Buh in Ukrainian; Hipanis in ancient Greek) is entirely located in Ukraine. ... Jump to: navigation, search Estuaries and coastal waters are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth, providing numerous ecological, economic, cultural, and aesthetic benefits and services. ... Jump to: navigation, search Map of the Black Sea. ...

History

The Özi fortress that later became town Ochakov was built in 1492 by the Crimean khan Mengli Giray. It became an Ottoman fortress in the 16th century. See also Özi Province. Jump to: navigation, search Events January 2 - Boabdil, the last Moorish King of Granada, surrenders his city to the army of Ferdinand and Isabella after a lengthy siege. ... The Crimea (officially Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Russian transliteration: Avtonomnaya Respublika Krym, Russian: Автономная Республика Крым, Ukrainian: Автономна Республіка Крим, , pronounced cry-MEE-ah in English) is a peninsula and an autonomous republic of Ukraine on the northern coast of the Black Sea. ... Khan (sometimes spelled as xan, han) is a title meaning ruler in Mongolian and Turkish. ... Mengli Giray (1445–1515) was a khan of the Crimean Khanate and the sixth son of the khanate founder Haci Giray. ... The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Imperial motto El Muzaffer Daima The Ever Victorious (as written in tugra) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital İstanbul ( Constantinople/Asitane/Konstantiniyye ) Sovereigns Sultans of the Osmanli Dynasty Population ca 40 million Area 12+ million km² Establishment 1299 Dissolution October 29, 1923... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... Özi vilayet was an Ottoman province which included the territory of the former Principality of Karvuna(Dobrogea) and from 1484 until 1812 also the sanjaks of Ottoman Bessarabia or roughly modern-day Bugeac. ...

The city name is associated with several important military events in different wars.