Budyonnovsk

History

The town was founded in 1799 by Armenian settlers from Derbent. During World War II, Budyonnovsk was occupied by German troops from August 18, 1942 to January 10, 1943.

The Budyonnovsk hospital hostage crisis took place in Budyonnovsk from June 14 to 19 of 1995.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Budyonnovsk serves as the administrative center of Budyonnovsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of krai significance of Budyonnovsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of krai significance of Budyonnovsk is incorporated within Budyonnovsky Municipal District as Budyonnovsk Urban Settlement.

Climate

Budyonnovsk has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfa) with low precipitation, much sunlight and large differences between summer and winter. The town experiences some of the hottest summers in Russia. Although precipitation is relatively low, the proximity of the Caspian Sea brings significant humidity, causing a steamy summer heat.

|Jan record high C = 17.0 |Feb record high C = 19.7 |Mar record high C = 26.3 |Apr record high C = 34.2 |May record high C = 36.7 |Jun record high C = 40.1 |Jul record high C = 43.8 |Aug record high C = 41.6 |Sep record high C = 39.4 |Oct record high C = 32.9 |Nov record high C = 23.9 |Dec record high C = 16.4

|Jan record low C = -34.0 |Feb record low C = -36.5 |Mar record low C = -29.5 |Apr record low C = -9.8 |May record low C = -2.9 |Jun record low C = 4.0 |Jul record low C = 6.4 |Aug record low C = 2.9 |Sep record low C = -3.6 |Oct record low C = -11.1 |Nov record low C = -33.0 |Dec record low C = -29.7

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Military

Budyonnovsk air base of the Russian Aerospace Forces is located 14 km northwest of the town.

Religion

Three Armenian churches were torn down by Soviet authorities during the Soviet period. On July 1, 2010, a new Holy Ascension Armenian apostolic church was opened in Budyonnovsk.

Notable people

• Mikhail Markosov, Armenian-Russian former football player

References

Notes

Sources

References

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2. {{ru-pop-ref. 2010Census
3. (2003). "Энциклопедия Города России". Большая Российская Энциклопедия.
4. Resolution #63-p
5. Law #88-kz
6. "Armenian church opened in Budenovsk".
7. News.am. [http://news.am/eng/news/23890.html Armenian church opened in Budenovsk]