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In English, the omission of the definite article ("Crimea" rather than "the Crimea") became common during the later 20th century. [citation needed]The spelling "Crimea" is from the Italian form, la Crimea, since at least the 17th century [3] and the "Crimean peninsula" becomes current during the 18th century, gradually replacing the classical name of Tauric Peninsula in the course of the 19th ...
in Russia (light yellow) Location of the Republic of Crimea (Russia) (light yellow) in the Crimean Peninsula Coordinates: 45°18′N 34°24′E / 45.3°N 34.4°E / 45.3; 34.4 Federal district Southern Economic region North Caucasus Capture of the Crimean parliament by Russian forces 27 February 2014 Annexation by Russia 18 March 2014 Administrative centre Simferopol Government ...
Location of cities on the Crimean peninsula, using de facto pre-2023 [a] administrative boundaries, with red dots indicating Russian-occupied cities and the blue dot marking Balaklava, the city status of which is generally not recognized.
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Batylyman [], a resort on the Southern Coast. The Southern Coast (Crimean Tatar: Yalı Boyu; Ukrainian: Півде́нний бе́рег, romanized: Pivdennyi bereg; Russian: Ю́жный бе́рег, romanized: Yuzhny bereg), also referred to as the Crimean Riviera, [1] is a geographic region located in southern Crimea, a region internationally recognised as part of Ukraine but currently ...
Donuzlav Lake on the map. Lake Donuzlav (Russian and Ukrainian: Донузлав, Crimean Tatar: Doñuzlav), also referred to as Donuzlav Bay, is the deepest lake [1] of Crimea (27 m, 89 ft) and biggest in Chornomorske Raion (47 km 2, 18 sq mi). It is a protected landscape and recreational park of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
The peninsula thus has 2,352,385 people (2007 estimate). Crimean Tatars, a predominantly Muslim ethnic minority who in 2001 made up 12.10% of the population, [11] formed in Crimea in the late Middle Ages, after the Crimean Khanate had come into existence. The Crimean Tatars were forcibly expelled to Central Asia by Joseph Stalin's government
Sudak (Ukrainian and Russian: Судак; Crimean Tatar: Sudaq; Greek: Σουγδαία; sometimes spelled Sudac or Sudagh) is a city, multiple former Eastern Orthodox bishopric and double Latin Catholic titular see.