Sulchat

Sudak Судак Sudaq
City
The Sudak Bay in the evening.
Flag Coat of arms
Sudak Location of Sudak (red dot) within Crimea
Coordinates: 44°51′5″N 34°58′21″E / 44.85139°N 34.97250°E / 44.85139; 34.97250Coordinates: 44°51′5″N 34°58′21″E / 44.85139°N 34.97250°E / 44.85139; 34.97250
Country	Russia/Ukraine
Republic	Crimea
Municipality	Sudak Municipality
Government
• Mayor	Vladimir Serov
Area
• Total	15 km2 (6 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population (2014)
• Total	16,492
• Density	1,086.6/km2 (2,814/sq mi)
Time zone	MSK (UTC+3)
Postal code	98000 — 98015
Area code(s)	+7-36566
Former names	Soldaia (until 1475), Sougdeia, Sidagios
Climate	Cfa

Sudak (Ukrainian: Судак; Russian: Судак; Crimean Tatar: Sudaq; Greek: Σουγδαία; sometimes spelled Sudac or Sudagh) is a town, multiple former Eastern Orthodox bishopric and double Latin Catholic titular see. It is of regional significance in Crimea, a territory recognized by most countries as part of Ukraine but annexed by Russia as the Republic of Crimea. Sudak serves as the administrative center of Sudak Municipality, one of the regions Crimea is divided into. It is situated 57 km (35 mi) to the west of Feodosia (the nearest railway station) and 104 km (65 mi) to the east of Simferopol, the republic's capital. Population: 16,492 (2014 Census).

A city of antiquity, today it is a popular resort, best known for its Genoese fortress, the best preserved on the northern shore of the Black Sea.

The date and circumstances of the city's foundation are uncertain. The first written reference to the city dates to the 7th century (in the Cosmographer of Ravenna), but later local tradition places its foundation in 212 CE, and archaeological evidence supports its foundation in Roman times. The city was in all likelihood founded by the Alans, as its name in Greek sources, Sougdaia is a cognate of the adjective sugda ("pure, holy") or derives from the word sugded/sogdad in the Ossetian language.