"Sevastopol (/ˌsɛvəˈstoʊpəl, -ˈstɒpəl, səˈvæstəpɒl, -pəl/; Ukrainian: Севастополь; Russian: Севастополь; Crimean Tatar: Aqyar, Акъяр) is the largest city on the Crimean Peninsula and a major Black Sea ...
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port. Since annexing Crimea in 2014, the Russian Federation has administered Sevastopol as a federal city. Nevertheless, Ukraine and most of the UN member countries continue to regard Sevastopol as a city with special status within Ukraine. The population is made up of mostly Russians with small numbers of Ukrainians and Tatars.
Sevastopol has a population of 393,304 (2014 Census), concentrated mostly near the Sevastopol Bay and surrounding areas. The location and navigability of the city´s harbours have made Sevastopol a strategically important port and naval base throughout history. The city has been a home to the Russian Black Sea Fleet, which is why it was considered as a separate city in Crimea of significant military importance and was once operated by the Soviet Union as a closed city." - (en.wikipedia.org 09.02.2020)
- Latitude44.599998474121
- Longitude33.533332824707
