Anapa

Anapa (Russian: Анапа, Adyghe: Быгъуркъал, Bəġ˚rq̇al, Ukrainian: Анапа) is a town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located on the northern coast of the Black Sea near the Sea of Azov. As of the 2021 Russian census, it had a population of 81,863. It is one of the largest children's resorts in Russia. In ancient times, Anapa was the site of a major seaport and a capital of the Sindi people. In the 6th century BC, it was settled by Greeks, who called it Gorgippia. In later centuries, the settlement came under the control of Genoa and then the Ottoman Empire. In 1781, a fortress was constructed there, which became the site of multiple sieges during the Russo-Turkish wars. It was finally annexed by the Russian Empire in 1829, after several occupations.