Dzhankoy

Infobox Settlement

settlement_type =
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = UKR
subdivision_type1 =Territory
subdivision_name1 =Crimea
subdivision_type2=Region
subdivision_name2 = Dzhankoy city municipality
timezone=EET
utc_offset=+2
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3
official_name = Dzhankoy
native_name = Джанкой
Джанкой
Canköy
image_shield = Dzhankoy-COA.gif


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pushpin_map_caption =Location of Dzhankoy within Crimea, Ukraine
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pushpin_map_caption1 =Location of Dzhankoy
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latd=45 |latm=42 |lats=31 |latNS=N
longd=34 |longm=23 |longs=36 |longEW=E
elevation_m = 20
area_total_km2 = 26
population_total = 42861|population_footnotes=
population_as_of= 2001
population_density_km2 = 1648.5
|postal_code_type=Postal code
postal_code = 96100 — 96114
|area_code=+380-6564
website = http://dzhankoi.org.ua/

Dzhankoy (Ukrainian and Russian: Джанкой, _cr. Canköy) is a city in the north of Crimea, Ukraine, and the capital of Dzhankoy raion. It is located about convert|93|km from the Crimean capital, Simferopol. Two railroad lines, Kharkov-Sevastopol and Armyansk-Kerch, cross Dzhankoy. In 1926, Dzhankoy was granted city status.

Dzhankoy is a great railroad junction. It has two railroad terminals - the central one, where only passenger and fast trains stop and the suburb one - where only suburb trains, known as elektrichki are allowed.

The name Dzhankoy is often translated into English from Crimean Tatar as "spirit-village" (can — spirit, köy — village) -"Canköy". But real meaning of this name is "new village": "canköy" < "cañı köy" ("cañı" is "new" in the northern dialect of Crimean Tatar).

In the city there are many types of industrial factories, some of which are: automobile, reinforced concrete, fabric, meat, and others. Dzhankoy also contains professional technical schools.

Demographics

Climate

Dzhankoy's climate is mostly hot in the summer, and mild in the winter. The average temperature ranges from convert|-1.8|°C|F in January, to convert|23.3|°C|F in July. The average precipitation is convert|418|mm|in per year.