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Alupka
Алупка Алупка Alupka

Region of Crimea:	Yalta municipality
Location:	44°25′N 34°3′E
Altitude:	90 m
Area:	4 km²
Population:	8,745 (2001)
Density:	2186.25 /km²
Postal codes:	98676
Phone prefix:	+380-654
Time zone:	EET: UTC+2
Previous name:	---

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Alupka (Ukrainian: Алупка, Russian: Алупка, Crimean Tatar: Alupka) is a resort town in Crimea, Ukraine, situated 17 km to the west of Yalta. It is famous for a picturesque palace, designed by Edward Blore in an extravagant mixture of Scottish baronial and Neo-Moorish styles and built in 1828-46 for Prince Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov. During the Yalta Conference, the palace — spared by the Germans during WWII — served as the residence of Sir Winston Churchill. Yalta city municipality (Ukrainian: , Russian: , Crimean Tatar: ), officially the territory governed by the Yalta city council, also known as Greater Yalta is one of the 25 regions of Crimea. ... Time zones of Europe: Eastern European Time (EET) is one of the names of UTC+2 time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Image File history File links Reddot. ... Image File history File links Yalta-map. ... Crimean Tatar language (QÄ±rÄ±mtatar tili, QÄ±rÄ±mtatarca), also known as Crimean (QÄ±rÄ±m tili, QÄ±rÄ±mca) and Crimean Turkish (QÄ±rÄ±m TÃ¼rkÃ§esi) is the language of the Crimean Tatars. ... Motto: ÐŸÑ€Ð¾Ñ†Ð²ÐµÑ‚Ð°Ð½Ð¸Ðµ Ð² ÐµÐ´Ð¸Ð½ÑÑ‚Ð²Ðµ - Prosperity in unity Anthem: ÐÐ¸Ð²Ñ‹ Ð¸ Ð³Ð¾Ñ€Ñ‹ Ñ‚Ð²Ð¾Ð¸ Ð²Ð¾Ð»ÑˆÐµÐ±Ð½Ñ‹, Ð Ð¾Ð´Ð¸Ð½Ð° - Your fields and mounts are wonderful, Motherland Capital Simferopol Largest cities Simferopol, Eupatoria, Kerch, Theodosia, Yalta Official language Ukrainian. ... Yalta (Ukrainian: , Russian: , Crimean Tatar: ) is a city in Crimea, southern Ukraine, on the north coast of the Black Sea. ... Buckingham Palace as completed by Blore in 1850. ... Craigievar Castle in Aberdeenshire, completed in 1626, shows the origin of the style. ... Prince Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov (1782–1856), was a Russian prince and field-marshal, renowned for his success in the Napoleonic wars, and most famous for leading the Russian invasion of the Caucasus from 1844 to 1853. ... The Yalta Conference, sometimes called the Crimea Conference and codenamed the Argonaut Conference, was the wartime meeting from February 4 to 11, 1945 between the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union. ... German soldiers at the Battle of Stalingrad World War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the worlds nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. ... Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC(Can) (30 November 1874 â€“ 24 January 1965) was an English statesman and author, best known as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. ...

View to Vorontsov's Palace from the sea

Black Sea coast at Alupka

Ai-Petri mountain view from the Vorontsov Palace in Alupka

Entrance to the Vorontsov Palace

Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 1958 KB) Summary Description Black Sea coast at Alupka (Ukraine) Source photographed by myself Photographer User:Podvalov Date 2002-09-04 Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Tourism in Ukraine Metadata This file contains additional information... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 1958 KB) Summary Description Black Sea coast at Alupka (Ukraine) Source photographed by myself Photographer User:Podvalov Date 2002-09-04 Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Tourism in Ukraine Metadata This file contains additional information... Map of the Black Sea. ... Vorontsov, also Woronzow, is a celebrated Russian family, which attained the dignity of Counts of the Holy Roman Empire in 1744 and Serene Princes of the Russian Empire in 1852. ...

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(English) Alupka: Vorontsov estate
(Russian) Webpage of the Alupka Castle

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	Subdivisions of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine
	Raions: Bakhchisaray raion \| Bilohirsk raion \| Chornomorske raion \| Dzhankoy raion \| Kirovske raion \| Krasnohvardiyske raion \| Krasnoperekopsk raion \| Lenine raion \| Nizhnyohirskyi raion \| Pervomayske raion \| Rozdolne raion \| Saky raion \| Simferopol raion \| Sovetskyi raion Image File history File links Crimea_Emblem. ... Motto: ÐŸÑ€Ð¾Ñ†Ð²ÐµÑ‚Ð°Ð½Ð¸Ðµ Ð² ÐµÐ´Ð¸Ð½ÑÑ‚Ð²Ðµ - Prosperity in unity Anthem: ÐÐ¸Ð²Ñ‹ Ð¸ Ð³Ð¾Ñ€Ñ‹ Ñ‚Ð²Ð¾Ð¸ Ð²Ð¾Ð»ÑˆÐµÐ±Ð½Ñ‹, Ð Ð¾Ð´Ð¸Ð½Ð° - Your fields and mounts are wonderful, Motherland Capital Simferopol Largest cities Simferopol, Eupatoria, Kerch, Theodosia, Yalta Official language Ukrainian. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ukraine. ... See rayon for the textile made of processed cellulose. ... Bakhchisaray raion (Ukrainian: , Russian: , Crimean Tatar: ) is one of the 25 regions of Crimea. ... Byelogorsk raion (Ukrainian: , Russian: , Crimean Tatar: ) is one of the 25 regions of Crimea. ... Chernomorsk raion (Ukrainian: , Russian: , Crimean Tatar: ) is one of the 25 regions of Crimea. ... Dzhankoy raion (Ukrainian: , Russian: , Crimean Tatar: ) is one of the 25 regions of Crimea. ... Kirovske raion (Ukrainian: , Russian: , Crimean Tatar: ) is one of the 25 regions of Crimea. ...
	City Municipalities: Alushta municipality \| Armyansk municipality \| Dzhankoy municipality \| Eupatoria municipality \| Kerch municipality \| Krasnoperekopsk municipality \| Saky municipality \| Simferopol municipality \| Sudak municipality \| Theodosia municipality \| Yalta municipality Alushta city municipality (Ukrainian: , Russian: , Crimean Tatar: ), officially the territory governed by the Alushta city council, also known as Greater Alushta is one of the 25 regions of Crimea. ... Armyansk city municipality (Ukrainian: , Russian: , Crimean Tatar: ) is one of the 25 regions of Crimea. ... Dzhankoy (Ukrainian and Russian: Ð”Ð¶Ð°Ð½ÐºÐ¾Ð¹, Crimean Tatar: CankÃ¶y) is a city in the north of the Crimea, Ukraine. ... Eupatoria city municipality (Ukrainian: , Russian: , Crimean Tatar: ) officially the territory governed by the Eupatoria city council is one of the 25 regions of Crimea. ... Kerch (Russian: ÐšÐµÑ€Ñ‡ÑŒ; Ukrainian: ÐšÐµÑ€Ñ‡; Old East Slavic: ÐšÐ¾Ñ€Ñ‡ÐµÐ², Turkish and Crimean Tatar: KerÃ§) is a city (2001 pop 157,000) on the Kerch Peninsula of eastern Crimea, an important industrial, transportation and tourist center of Ukraine. ... Krasnoperekopsk (Ukrainian: , Russian: , Crimean Tatar: Krasnoperekopsk) is a city in Crimea, Ukraine which is located on the southern part of the Perekop Isthmus, on the shore of the Stare lake, and about 124km from the Crimean capital, Simferopol. ... Saky (Ukrainian: ) is a city in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine. ... Simferopol city municipality (Ukrainian: , Russian: , Crimean Tatar: ) officially the territory governed by the Simferopol city council is one of the 25 regions of Crimea. ... Sudak city municipality (Ukrainian: , Russian: , Crimean Tatar: ), officially the territory governed by the Sudak city council is one of the 25 regions of Crimea. ... Theodosia city municipality (Ukrainian: , Russian: , Crimean Tatar: ), officially the territory governed by the Theodosia city council, is one of the 25 regions of Crimea. ... Yalta city municipality (Ukrainian: , Russian: , Crimean Tatar: ), officially the territory governed by the Yalta city council, also known as Greater Yalta is one of the 25 regions of Crimea. ...
	Cities and towns: Alupka \| Alushta \| Armyansk \| Balaklava \| Bakhchisaray \| Bilohirsk \| Chornomorske \| Gaspra \| Gurzuf \| Dzhankoy \| Eupatoria \| Foros \| Inkerman \| Kacha \| Kerch \| Koktebel \| Koreiz \| Kirovske \| Krasnohvardiyske \| Krasnoperekopsk \| Lenine \| Livadiya \| Massandra \| Nizhnyohirskyi \| Nikita \| Novyi Svet \| Partenit \| Pervomayske \| Perekop \| Rozdolne \| Saky \| Scholkine \| Sevastopol \| Simeiz \| Simferopol \| Sovetskyi \| Staryi Krym \| Sudak \| Theodosia \| Yalta Urban-type settlement (Russian: , posyolok gorodskogo tipa; Ukrainian: , selyshche miskoho typu; abbreviated as in Russian and as in Ukrainian) is an official designation for a certain type of urban settlements used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union. ... Alushta, called Aluston in the Byzantine Empire, is a resort town in the Crimea, situated on the Black Sea on the road from Gurzuf to Sudak. ... Armyansk (Ukrainian: ÐÑ€Ð¼ÑÐ½ÑÑŒÐº, Russian: , Crimean Tatar: ) is a town in northern Crimea, Ukraine. ... Army camp at Balaklava during the Crimean War Balaklava is a section of the city of Sevastopol, in the Crimea region of Ukraine. ... Bakhchisaray (Crimean Tatar: BaÄŸÃ§asaray, Ukrainian: , Russian: ), a town in Central Crimea, centre of the Bakhchisaray raion (district), former capital of the Crimean Khanate. ... Belogorsk (Crimean Tatar: Qarasuvbazar, Ukrainian: , Russian: ) (both Russian and Ukrainian names mean white mountains), formerly Karasubazar, is a town of Ukraine, at the Crimea, in 45Â° 3 north and 340 26 east, 25 miles east-northeast of Simferopol. ... Gaspra (Ukrainian: , Russian: , Crimean Tatar: ) is a spa town in Crimea, Ukraine. ... Gurzuf (Russian:Гурзу́ф) is a settlement on the Crimea peninsula in Ukraine, on the northern coast of the Black Sea. ... Dzhankoy (Ukrainian and Russian: Ð”Ð¶Ð°Ð½ÐºÐ¾Ð¹, Crimean Tatar: CankÃ¶y) is a city in the north of the Crimea, Ukraine. ... Also Eupatoria or Evpatoria; town in the Crimea. ... Foros (Ukrainian: , Russian: , Crimean Tatar: Foros) is a resort town in Crimea, Ukraine. ... Inkerman (Inkermann) is a small town in Crimea, an eastern suburb of Sevastopol. ... Kerch (Russian: ÐšÐµÑ€Ñ‡ÑŒ; Ukrainian: ÐšÐµÑ€Ñ‡; Old East Slavic: ÐšÐ¾Ñ€Ñ‡ÐµÐ², Turkish and Crimean Tatar: KerÃ§) is a city (2001 pop 157,000) on the Kerch Peninsula of eastern Crimea, an important industrial, transportation and tourist center of Ukraine. ... Koktebel, also known as Planerskoye, is one of the most popular resort townlets in the Crimea, situated on the shore of the Black Sea about halfway between Feodosiya and Sudak. ... Koreiz (Ukrainian: ÐšÐ¾Ñ€ÐµÑ—Ð·, Russian: , Crimean Tatar: ) is a townlet in the Yalta region of Crimea. ... Krasnoperekopsk (Ukrainian: , Russian: , Crimean Tatar: Krasnoperekopsk) is a city in Crimea, Ukraine which is located on the southern part of the Perekop Isthmus, on the shore of the Stare lake, and about 124km from the Crimean capital, Simferopol. ... Livadiya is a resort located on the Black Sea near Yalta, Ukraine. ... Massandra (Ukrainian: ÐœÐ°ÑÐ°Ð½Ð´Ñ€Ð°, Russian: , Crimean Tatar: ) is a townlet in the Yalta region of Crimea. ... Nikita (Ukrainian: , Russian: , Crimean Tatar: Nikita) is a townlet in Crimea, Ukraine. ... A Juniper forest in Noviy Svet Novyi Svet (Russian: ; Ukrainian: ; Crimean Tatar: NovÄ±y Svet; literally: New World) is a resort town in Crimea, Ukraine, known for an eponymous sort of champagne produced there. ... Saky (Ukrainian: ) is a city in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine. ... Scholkine (Ukrainian: , Russian: ) is a city in Autonomous Republic of Crimea of Ukraine. ... Sevastopol (Ukrainian and Russian: ; Crimean Tatar: ), formerly known as Sebastopol, is a port city in Ukraine, located on the Black Sea coast of Crimean peninsula. ... Simeiz (Ð¡Ð¸Ð¼ÐµÐ¸Ð·) is a resort town in Crimea, Ukraine. ... Simferopol (Ukrainian: ; Russian: ; Crimean Tatar: ) is the capital of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine. ... Staryi Krym (Ukrainian: , Russian: , Crimean Tatar: ) is a small historical town in the Eastern Crimea, approximately 25 km (15 mi. ... Sudak is city in the Crimea. ... Theodosia (Russian: Ð¤ÐµÐ¾Ð´Ð¾ÑÐ¸Ñ; Ukrainian: Ð¤ÐµÐ¾Ð´Ð¾ÑÑ–Ñ; Greek: Î˜ÎµÎ¿Î´Ï‰ÏƒÎ¯Î±; Crimean Tatar/Turkish: Kefe) is a port and resort city in southern Ukraine, located on the Black Sea coast of Crimea at coordinates 45. ... Yalta (Ukrainian: , Russian: , Crimean Tatar: ) is a city in Crimea, southern Ukraine, on the north coast of the Black Sea. ...

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	Alupka (,,) is a resort city located in Crimea, Ukraine, situated 17 km to the west of Yalta.
	Alupka and its surrounding area is full of resort hotels on the shore of the Black Sea, where thousands of travelers (particularly from the former Soviet Union) travel every year.
	Alupka is located at the foot of the 1234 meter AiâPetri Mountain of the Crimean Mountain Chain.

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