Pryazovia

Pryazovia (Ukrainian: Приазов'я, Russian: Приазовье, Priazovye) or literally Cis-Azov region is usually referred to the geographic area of north coast of the Sea of Azov.[1] It is located in the northern part of the Azov-Kuban Lowland which surrounds the Sea of Azov for the most of coastline stretch. In a more general sense it may mean the Azov Sea littoral.

Approximate location of Pryazovia

It consists of the southern part of Donetsk Oblast and Zaporizhzhia Oblast and the eastern part of Kherson Oblast. The western part of Rostov Oblast in Russia could also be included as a part of broader Northern Pryazovia. Between 1783 and 1802 this land was part of Novorossiya ("New Russia").

Ukraine's Greek minority population of 91,000 (in 2021) live mostly in the Pryazovia region.[2]

References
  1. Hurska, Alla (12 February 2019). "Russia's Hybrid Strategy in the Sea of Azov: Divide and Antagonize (Part Two)". No. Volume: 16 Issue: 18. The Jamestown Foundation. Eurasia Daily Monitor.
  2. Azov Sea Greeks Are Reviving Their Heritage in Ukraine, retrieved 2021-08-18

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