  maykop (;  , myequape, literally the valley of apple trees) is the capital city of the republic of adygea, russia, located on the right bank of the belaya river (a tributary of the kuban). it borders maykopsky district, from which it is administratively and municipally separate, in the east and south; giaginsky district in the north, and belorechensky district of krasnodar krai in the west. population:  ==history== the early bronze age maykop culture has been named after the city
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