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'''Sevastopol''' (formerly known as ''Sebastopol''), population 360,000) is a [[city]] in the [[Ukraine]], located on the [[Crimea]]n [[peninsula]], on the [[Black Sea]]. Home of the former [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] ''Black Sea fleet'', the city is still a [[Russia]]n [[navy|naval]] base. It is also a popular seaside resort and [[tourism|tourist]] destination, mainly for visitors from the [[CIS]] countries. |
'''Sevastopol''' (formerly known as ''Sebastopol'',in [[Turkish language|Turkish]] ''Akyar'' ), population 360,000) is a [[city]] in the [[Ukraine]], located on the [[Crimea]]n [[peninsula]], on the [[Black Sea]]. Home of the former [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] ''Black Sea fleet'', the city is still a [[Russia]]n [[navy|naval]] base. It is also a popular seaside resort and [[tourism|tourist]] destination, mainly for visitors from the [[CIS]] countries. |
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== History == |
== History == |
Revision as of 17:37, 20 March 2004
Sevastopol (formerly known as Sebastopol,in Turkish Akyar ), population 360,000) is a city in the Ukraine, located on the Crimean peninsula, on the Black Sea. Home of the former Soviet Black Sea fleet, the city is still a Russian naval base. It is also a popular seaside resort and tourist destination, mainly for visitors from the CIS countries.
History
Sevastopol was founded in 1783, when Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula. It became an important naval base and later, a commercial port. It was besieged by the British and French during the Crimean War, falling after 11 months.
While part of the Soviet Union, the city wasn't part of the Crimean oblast of the Ukrainian SSR, but direct subordinate to Kiev.