Yalta
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Yalta Ялта |
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Top left:Swallow's Nest and Aurora Cliff, Top right:Livadia Palace, Center:View of Mount Ai Petry and Naberezhna waterfront area, Bottom left:Alexander Nevski Cathedral, Bottom right:Yalta Intourist Hotel
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 Yalta
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| Coordinates: 44°29′58″N 34°10′12″E / 44.49944°N 34.17000°ECoordinates: 44°29′58″N 34°10′12″E / 44.49944°N 34.17000°E | |||
| Countries of the world | Russia/Ukraine | ||
| Republic | Crimea | ||
| Municipality | Yalta Municipality | ||
| Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) | ||
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| • Total | 76,746 | ||
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal code | (2)98600 — (2)98639 | ||
| Area code(s) | +7-3654 | ||
| Former name | Yalita (until the 15th century) | ||
| Climate | Cfa | ||
| Website | yalta |
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Yalta (Crimean Tatar: Yalta; Russian: Я́лта; Ukrainian: Я́лта) is a resort city on the south coast of the Crimean Peninsula surrounded by the Black Sea. It serves as the administrative center of Yalta Municipality, one of the regions within Crimea. Population: 76,746 (2014 Census).
The city is located on the site of an ancient Greek colony, said to have been founded by the Greek conquerors who were looking for a safe shore (γιαλός – yalos in Greek) on which to land. It is situated on a deep bay facing south towards the Black Sea, surrounded by the mountain range Ai-Petri. It has a warm humid subtropical climate and surrounded by numerous vineyards and orchards.
The term "Greater Yalta" is used to designate a part of the Crimean southern coast spanning from Foros in the west to Gurzuf in the east and including the city of Yalta and multiple adjacent urban settlements.
The existence of Yalta was first recorded in the 12th century by an Arab geographer, who described it as a Byzantine port and fishing settlement. It became part of a network of Genoese trading colonies on the Crimean coast in the 14th century, when it was known as Etalita or Galita. Crimea was captured by the Ottoman Empire in 1475, which made it a semi-independent subject territory under the rule of the Crimean Khanate but the southern coast with Yalta was under direct Ottoman rule forming the Eyalet of Kefe (Feodosiya). Yalta was annexed by the Russian Empire in 1783, along with the rest of Crimea, sparking the Russo-Turkish War, 1787-1792. Prior to the annexation of the Crimea, the Crimean Greeks were moved to Mariupol in 1778; one of the villages they established nearby is also called .
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