Melekine
Melekine is a village in the Mariupol Raion of Donetsk Oblast, from Mariupol.
Melekine is a sea resort and an administrative center of Melekine village council that combines several neighboring villages. It was established sometime in the 19th century as a fisherman company by a landowner Meleko. With the establishment of the Soviet regime in the area, the village was reformed into a fishermen collective farm.
Today Melekine has numerous sea resorts that stretch along the coast of the Sea of Azov.
The village was mentioned in the song "Melekino" of a local Russian-Ukrainian rap-group.
Monuments and memorials
There is a gazebo on the road, on the outskirts of the village, and a memorial sign dedicated to the founders of the village of Melekine.; Existing monuments: