Maykop[a] is the capital city of Adygea, Russia, located on the right bank of the Belaya River.

[10]The city gave its name to the early Bronze Age Maykop culture after the discovery of a royal burial site there in 1897.

In 1936, Maykop and the surrounding region merged with Adyghe Autonomous Oblast and became the administrative centre of the autonomy.

German attempts to re-start oil production in the scorched-earth area proved only minimally successful.

[citation needed] On the south side of the city, alongside the Belaya River is the military complex housing the 131st Motor Rifle Brigade of the Southern Military District of the Russian Armed Forces which took part in the First Chechen War.