Gurzuf or Hurzuf ( uk, link=no, Гурзуф, russian: Гурзу́ф, crh, Gurzuf, gr, link=no, Γορζουβίται) is a resort-town ( urban-type settlement) in Yalta Municipality of the

Autonomous Republic of Crimea The Autonomous Republic of Crimea, commonly known as Crimea, is a de jure autonomous republic of Ukraine encompassing most of Crimea that was annexed by Russia in 2014. The Autonomous Republic of Crimea occupies most of the peninsula,

, a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of Ukraine and incorporated by Russia as the Republic of Crimea. Population: It is located on the northern coast of the Black Sea. It is the site of a 6th-century fortress built by Justinian I and called by Procopius the fortress of the Gorzoubitai. The fortress was later restored by the Genoese who called the place Garzuni, Grasni, and Gorzanium, and appointed it the seat of a chief magistrate.John Buchan Telfer. ''The Crimea and Transcaucasia''. Forgotten Books, 2012. p.68. It was a former Crimean Tatar village, now a part of Greater Yalta. Alexander Pushkin visited Gurzuf in 1821 and ballet master

Marius Petipa Marius Ivanovich Petipa (russian: Мариус Иванович Петипа), born Victor Marius Alphonse Petipa (11 March 1818), was a French ballet dancer, pedagogue and choreographer. Petipa is one of the most influential ballet masters an ...

died here. The International Children Center Artek (former All-Union

Young Pioneer camp Young Pioneer camp (russian: Пионерский лагерь) was the name for the vacation or summer camp of Young Pioneers. In the 20th century these camps existed in many socialist countries, particularly in the Soviet Union. The You ...

Artek) is situated just behind the mount of Ayu-Dag (''Bear Mountain''). The World Organization of the Scout Movement's

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is headquartered in the town. Between Gurzuf and Mount Ayu-Dag is Cape Suuksu. At the top of the Cape is a tower, a medieval cemetery, and a small monument to Pushkin.

People from Gurzuf

* Cengiz Dağcı (1919–2011), Crimean Tatar novelist and poet *

Mansur Mazinov Mansur Mustafaevich Mazinov (russian: Мансу́р Мустафа́евич Мазинов; 25 September 1906 11 March 1983) was a Soviet flight instructor, air force officer, World War II veteran, and the first Crimean Tatar pilot. Early life ...

(1906–1983), Soviet air force officer, the first Crimean Tatar pilot * Natalia Popovych (born 1968), Ukrainian politician

Gallery

View of Gurzuf, Ukraine.JPG, View of Gurzuf Goddess of Night, Gurzuf, Crimea.jpg, "Goddess of Night" fountain in Gurzuf Gurzuf, Sculpture 2, Crimea.jpg, Statue Gurzuf, Sculpture 3, Crimea, Inside the empty mass.jpg, Statue Korovin pier in Gurzuf.JPG, "''Pier in Gurzuf''" by Konstantin Korovin, 1914 Гурзуф осенью, Крым.jpg, Gurzuf in the fall

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* * {{Authority control Urban-type settlements in Crimea Populated coastal places in Ukraine Seaside resorts in Ukraine Populated coastal places in Russia Seaside resorts in Russia Simferopolsky Uyezd Yalta Municipality