Azov (English spelling)

Japanese: アゾフ（英語表記）Azov

A city in the Rostov Oblast in southwestern Russia. It is located on the coast of the Don River, about 10 km upstream from the mouth of the Don River, which flows into the Sea of Azov. The site of the ancient Greek colony Tanais, it had been part of Turkish territory since the 15th century, but in 1696 Peter I occupied it and founded the city in 1708. It was occupied by Turkey for a time thereafter, and finally became part of Russian territory in 1739, and developed as a port city. Although it has ceded port functions to Rostov-on-Don upstream, industries such as machinery (forging, pressing), shipbuilding, seafood processing, textiles (socks, sewing), and construction materials have developed. It is the terminus of a branch line of the main railway line that connects Rostov-on-Don with Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. Population: 80,700 (1991 estimate).

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Japanese:

ロシア南西部，ロストフ州の都市。アゾフ海に注ぐドン川の河口から約 10km上流の沿岸に位置する。古代ギリシアの植民市タナイスのあった地で，15世紀以来トルコ領に入っていたが，1696年ピョートル1世が占領，1708年に町を建設。その後一時トルコに占領され，39年最終的にロシア領となり，港湾都市として発展。港湾機能は上流のロストフナドヌーに譲っているが，機械 (鍛造，プレス) ，造船，水産加工，繊維 (長靴下，縫製) ，建設資材などの工業が発達。ロストフナドヌーとアゼルバイジャンの首都バクーを結ぶ幹線鉄道から分岐する支線の終点。人口8万 700 (1991推計) 。

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