Balaklava
|
Balaklava Балаклава Balıqlava |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| part of Sevastopol | |||
|
|||
 Balaklava
|
|||
| Coordinates: 44°30′0″N 33°36′0″E / 44.50000°N 33.60000°ECoordinates: 44°30′0″N 33°36′0″E / 44.50000°N 33.60000°E | |||
| Country | Disputed Russia,  Ukraine
|
||
| Region | Sevastopol | ||
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) | ||
| Population | |||
| • Total | 18,649 | ||
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+4) | ||
| Postal code | 299xxx | ||
| Area code(s) | +380-692 | ||
| Former name | Cembalo (until 1475), Yamboli, Symbolon | ||
| Website | http://balaklava.crimea.ua/ | ||
.svg)
Balaklava (Ukrainian: Балаклáва, Russian: Балаклáва, Crimean Tatar: Balıqlava, Greek: Σύμβολον ) is a former city on the Crimean Peninsula and part of the city of Sevastopol. It was a city in its own right until 1957 when it was formally incorporated into the municipal borders of Sevastopol by the Soviet government. It also is an administrative center of Balaklava Raion that used to be part of the Crimean Oblast before it was transferred to Sevastopol Municipality. Population: 18,649 (2014 Census).
Balaklava has changed possession several times during its history. A settlement at its present location was founded under the name of Symbolon (Σύμβολον) by the Ancient Greeks, for whom it was an important commercial city.
During the Middle Ages, it was controlled by the Byzantine Empire and then by the Genoese who conquered it in 1365. The Byzantines called the town Yamboli and the Genoese named it Cembalo. The Genoese built a large trading empire in both the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, buying slaves in Eastern Europe and shipping them to Egypt via the Crimea, a lucrative market hotly contested with by the Venetians.
...
Wikipedia