Taganrog (rus)

Taganrog

Taganrog ranks 1,800th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Devon, Apeldoorn, and Kitzbühel. Memorable people born in Taganrog include Anton Chekhov, Alexandre Koyré, and Faina Ranevskaya. Memorable people who died in Taganrog include Alexander I of Russia, Paul von Rennenkampf, and Matvei Platov. Taganrog has been the birth place of many writers and politicians and the death place of many politicians and military personnels. Taganrog is located in Russia.

Taganrog is a port city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, on the north shore of Taganrog Bay in the Sea of Azov, several kilometers west of the mouth of the Don River. It is in the Black Sea region. Population: 245,120 (2021 Census); 257,681 (2010 Russian census); 281,947 (2002 Census); 291,622 (1989 Soviet census). Read more on Wikipedia