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Simferopol (/ ˌsɪmfəˈroʊpəl /), also known as Aqmescit, [ a ] is the second-largest city on the Crimean Peninsula. The city, along with the rest of Crimea, is internationally recognised as part of Ukraine, controlled by Russia, and is considered the capital of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
Simferopol, city and administrative centre of Crimea, in southern Ukraine. The city lies along the Salhyr (Salgir) River where it emerges from the Crimean Mountains. On the present outskirts of the city is the site of Neapolis, occupied by the Scythians from the 3rd century bce to the 4th century.
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Simferopol is one of the largest cities in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea in Ukraine. The city is located between the Inner and Outer chains of the Crimean Mountains in the valley Salgir River. Simferopol is a really important economic, administrative and cultural center of Ukraine.
- Current Status of Simferopol and Crimea
- History of Simferopol
- Simferopol - Features
- Attractions of Simferopol
The current status of Simferopol is disputed between Ukraine and Russia. De facto, it is controlled by Russia as the entire Crimea. On March 16, 2014, a referendum was held and the results showed that the majority of Crimeans voted for independence of Crimea and joining Russia. However, the legitimacy of the referendum is questionable. It was not r...
Origin of the city
The first settlements on the territory of present day Simferopol appeared in prehistoric times. Napels-Scythian is the most famous among ancient ancestors of the city. It was the capital of the late Scythian state formed in the 3rd century B.C. and presumably destroyed by the Goths in the 3rd century A.D. There was no large town on this territory in the early Middle Ages. During the Crimean Khanate, it was known as Akmesdzhit (Ak-Mechet in the Russian sources). It was the residence of the Kal...
Simferopol is an important transport hub of Crimea. Almost all the ways from the republic to the outside world cross the city. Simferopol, Alushta, and Yalta are connected with the longest in the world trolley-bus line(86,5 km). Most of the Crimean universities are located in the city. The main university of the republic, Tavrichesky National Unive...
Museums
The Crimean Ethnographic Museum. The collection of the museum has four thousand artifacts that characterize traditional culture of ethnic groups of Crimea. The collection includes exhibits of material culture, customs and rituals, traditions and holidays of thirteen ethnic groups. Pushkin Street, 18. Opening hours: 9:00-17:00, day off - Tuesday. The Chocolate Museum. The permanent exhibition “The history of chocolate made in chocolate” is opened in Salon Du Chocolat. All exhibits are unique a...
Architectural monuments
Vorontsov Palace. It is one of the earliest monuments of classical architecture in Crimea, built in 1826-1827. The palace is situated in the landscape park “Salgirka”, founded in the early 19th century. Today, it is a botanical garden of Tauric National University. Yaltinskaya Street, 2, park “Salgirka”. Scythian Naples. The ruins of the ancient capital of the late Scythian state are located at the top of Peter’s Hill in the center of Simferopol. You can see a reconstructed tower, the remains...
Other places of interest
The chestnut with five trunks. This tree, planted in 1829, reaches 25 meters in height and about 5 meters in circumference. Frunze Street, 30. Chokurcha Cave. It is the site of a Paleolithic man, one of the oldest monuments of human life in Crimea. The cave is located on the eastern outskirts of Simferopol, in the valley of the Maliy Salgir River. Among the archaeological finds are flint tools, bones and tusks of mammoths, figures, carved on the limestone. Lugovaya Street, 77. The Obelisk of...
Simferopol, also known as Aqmescit, is the second-largest city on the Crimean Peninsula. The city, along with the rest of Crimea, is internationally recognised as part of Ukraine, controlled by Russia, and is considered the capital of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Map. Directions. Satellite.
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