Mizhrichchia

Mizhrichchia or Mezhdurechye (Ukrainian: Міжріччя; Russian: Междуречье; literally, between the rivers) is a village in the Feodosia Raion of Crimea, a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of Ukraine and annexed by Russia as the Republic of Crimea.^[2]

Mizhrichchia Міжріччя
Village
View of Mizhrichchia with the Crimean Mountains in the background.
Mizhrichchia Location of Mizhrichchia in Crimea
Coordinates: 44°52′43″N 34°50′55″E
Republic	Crimea
Raion	Feodosia Raion
First mentioned	1381
Area
• Total	0.6 km2 (0.2 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	198 m (650 ft)
Population  (2014)
• Total	519
• Density	870/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4 (MSK)
Postal code	98030
Area code	+380 6566
Website	http://rada.gov.ua/

Mizhrichchia is located on Crimea's southern shore in the Crimean Mountains at an elevation of 198 m (650 ft).^[1] Its population was 510 in the 2001 Ukrainian census.^[2] Current population: 519 (2014 Census).^[3]

History

Previously, the settlement was known as the Ai-Serez village (Crimean Tatar: Ay Serez). Following the forced deportation of the Crimean Tatars in 1944, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR published a decree on May 18, 1948 renaming the settlement along with many others throughout Crimea from their native Crimean Tatar names to their current variants.^[4]

In 1886, the village of Ai-Serez was located in the Taraktash Volost of the Feodosia Povit of the Taurida Governorate. At that time, the settlement had a population of 655 inhabitants; it had two mosques located in its settlement.^[5] In the 1897 Russian Empire census, the population increased to 1,464 inhabitants, 1,458 of which belonged to the Muslim faith.^[6]

People from Mizhrichchia

• Mustafa Dzhemilev, former Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, People's Deputy of Ukraine since 1998
• Abdurakhman Chubarov, father of Refat Chubarov, current Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People^[7]