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Simferopol
Crimea, Ukraine · Europe
About Simferopol
Simferopol sits on the route: 10 minutes from Mirnoye.
Simferopol is in Crimea, Ukraine, with about 340,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Mirnoye, about 5 km away.
Simferopol ( SIM-fər-OH-pəl), also known as Aqmescit, is the second-largest city on the Crimean Peninsula. The city, along with the rest of Crimea, is internationally recognized as part of Ukraine, but controlled by Russia. It is considered the capital of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
Since 2014 it has been underRead more
the de facto control of Russia, which annexed Crimea that year and regards Simferopol as the capital of the Republic of Crimea.
Simferopol is an important political, economic and transport hub of the peninsula, and serves as the administrative centre of both Simferopol Municipality and the surrounding Simferopol District. Its population was 332,317 (2014 Census).
After the 1784 annexation of the Crimean Khanate by the Russian Empire, the Russian empress decreed the foundation of a city named Simferopol on the location of the Crimean Tatar town of Aqmescit (lit. 'White Mosque').
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Simferopol is in Crimea, Ukraine, about 5 km from Mirnoye.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 336,460
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Ukraine
- Region
- Crimea
- Timezone
- Europe/Simferopol
- Coordinates
- 44.9572, 34.1108
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