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{{short description|City in Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine}}
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'''Sokyriany''' ({{langx|uk|Сокиряни}}, {{IPA|uk|sokɪˈrʲɑnɪ|ipa|audio=LL-Q8798 (ukr)-Gzhegozh-Сокиряни.wav}}; {{langx|ro|Târgu Secureni}}) is a small [[List of cities in Ukraine|city]] in [[Dnistrovskyi Raion]], [[Chernivtsi Oblast]] ([[oblast|province]]) of [[Ukraine]], Northern [[Bessarabia]]. It hosts the administration of [[Sokyriany urban hromada]], one of the [[hromada]]s of Ukraine.<ref name="admreform_2020_sokyriany">{{cite web |title=Сокирянская громада |url=https://gromada.info/ru/obschina/sokyryanska/ |publisher=Портал об'єднаних громад України |language=Russian}}</ref> Population: {{Ua-pop-est2022|8,547|punct=.}}

==History==
{{Quote box |width=22em |align=left |bgcolor=#B0D4DE
|title=Historical affiliations
|fontsize=85% |quote=<poem>{{flag|Moldavia}} 1666–1711
{{flag|Ottoman Empire}} 1711–1812
{{flag|Russian Empire}} 1812–1917
{{flag|Moldavian Democratic Republic}} 1917–1918
{{flag|Kingdom of Romania}} 1918–1940
{{flag|Soviet Union|1936}} ([[Ukrainian SSR]]) 1940–1941
{{flag|Kingdom of Romania}} 1941–1944
{{flag|Soviet Union}} ([[Ukrainian SSR]]) 1944–1991
{{flag|Ukraine}} 1991–present</poem>
}}The oldest written mention of Sokyriany dates back to 1666, when the Ottoman troops conquered Moldova and Bukovina. In the Middle Ages, Sokyriany were part of the Moldavian principality.

In January 1918, Soviet power was proclaimed in Sokyrian Oblast, and the confiscation of landlord lands began. In November 1918, Bessarabia, including the Sokiryan region, was occupied by Austro-German troops, thus royal Romania. After joining the USSR on November 12, 1940, the Bukovina Krai was formed Sokyryansky district.{{Kelmentsi–Sokyriany line}}

In the 60s of the 20th century, the territory of the Sokyrian region was part of the Kelmenets district. In the mid-1960s, Sokyryan district was restored within its previous administrative boundaries. City since 1966.<ref name=autogenerated1>Сокиряны // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. том 2. М., "Советская энциклопедия", 1991. стр.378</ref>

In January 1989, the population was 11 819 people.<ref>[http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/sng89_reg2.php Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу]</ref><ref name=autogenerated1 />

In January 2013, the population was 9462 people.<ref>[http://database.ukrcensus.gov.ua/PXWEB2007/ukr/publ_new1/2013/sb_nnas_2012.pdf Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2013 року. Державна служба статистики України. Київ, 2013. стор.109]</ref>

Until 18 July 2020, Sokyriany served as an administrative center of [[Sokyriany Raion]]. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Chernivtsi Oblast to three. The area of Sokyriany Raion was merged into Dnistrovskyi Raion.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ.|url=http://www.golos.com.ua/article/333466|access-date=2020-10-03|date=2020-07-18|website=Голос України|language=uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Нові райони: карти + склад |url=https://www.minregion.gov.ua/press/news/novi-rajony-karty-sklad/ |publisher=Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України |language=Ukrainian}}</ref>

[[File:Coffin sokyryany1.jpg|thumb|left|Sokyriany quarry]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120726081351/http://rda.cv.ua/index.php?lang=en&id=1 Official web-site of Sokyriany Regional State Administration]
* [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/webart/SOKIRYANY.pdf Sokiryany/Sokyriany] (p.419) at [[Miriam Weiner (genealogist)|Miriam Weiner's]] [[Routes to Roots Foundation]].

== Further reading ==

* Weiner, Miriam; Ukrainian State Archives (in cooperation with); Moldovan State Archives (in cooperation with) (1999). [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/webart/SOKIRYANY.pdf "Chapter 11:Town Clips: Sokiryany."] [[Jewish Roots in Ukraine and Moldova|''Jewish Roots in Ukraine and Moldova: Pages from the Past and Archival Inventories'' .]] Secaucus, NJ: Miriam Weiner Routes to Roots Foundation. p. 419. ISBY 978-0-96-565081-6. OCLC 607423469.
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