BERDYANSK

berdyansk, a seaport town of russia, in the government of taurida, on the north coast of the sea of azov, in 46 deg. 45' n. lat. and 36 deg. 40' e. long. the principal industries are in bricks and tiles, tallow and macaroni. the roads are protected from every wind except the south, which occasions a heavy surf; but against this a mole was constructed in 1863. the chief articles of export are cereals, flour, wool, hemp, skins and fish; and the imports include hardwares, fruits, oil and petroleum. in the immediate neighbourhood are salt-lagoons. pop. (1867) 12,223; (1900) 29,168.