Armiansk (Ukrainian: Армянськ [ɐrˈmʲanʲsʲk] ⓘ; Russian: Армянск, romanized: Armyansk; Armenian: Արմյանսկ; Crimean Tatar: Ermeni Bazar) is a city of regional significance in the northern Crimean peninsula.
[2] At the beginning of the 18th century Armenians and Greeks who had come from the nearby city of Or Qapı (present-day Perekop) founded Armiansk.
On 2 March 2014, early in the 2014 Crimean Crisis, Russian Naval Infantry units without cockades or rank insignia set up a checkpoint in Armiansk to check cars driving in and out of the Crimea region.
[3] Ethnic makeup according to the 2001 Ukrainian census:[4] The main employer in the city and the area is Crimean Titan (Russian: Крымский Титан; Ukrainian: Кримський Титан), which specializes in the refining of Titanium dioxide for use in paints, plastics, and other products.
In ancient times, the city was located on the Muravsky Trail, an important road to Crimea.