Krasnokamianka ( uk, Краснокам'янка; russian: Краснока́менка, crh, Qızıltaş, also known as Kiziltash or Kyzyltash, the same word in
Turkic dialects; literally, ''red stone'') is a resort and
urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...
in
Yalta Municipality
Yalta City Municipality (russian: Я́лтинский городско́й сове́т; uk, Я́лтинська міська́ ра́да; crh, Yalta şeer şurası, Ялта шеэр шурасы), officially "the territory governed by the Ya ...
in the
Autonomous Republic of Crimea, a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
and incorporated by
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...
as the
Republic of Crimea
The Republic of Crimea, translit. ''Respublika Krym'' ; uk, Республіка Крим, translit. ''Respublika Krym'' ; crh, , is an unrecognized federal subject ( republic) of Russia, located in the Crimean Peninsula. Its territory ...
. Population:
Geography
Krasnokamianka is a former
Crimean Tatar village, now a part of Greater
Yalta
Yalta (: 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. Yalta, along with the rest of Cri ...
, on the northern coast of the
Black Sea
The Black Sea is a marginal mediterranean sea of the Atlantic Ocean lying between Europe and Asia, east of the Balkans, south of the East European Plain, west of the Caucasus, and north of Anatolia. It is bounded by Bulgaria, Georgia, Rom ...
.
It is near the headquarters of the
Eurasian Scout Region, the divisional office of the World Scout Bureau of the
World Organization of the Scout Movement
The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM ) is the largest international Scouting organization. WOSM has 173 members. These members are recognized national Scout organizations, which collectively have around 43 million participants. WOSM ...
in
Gurzuf
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, a territory recognized b ...
.
References
Urban-type settlements in Crimea
Populated coastal places in Ukraine
Seaside resorts in Ukraine
Seaside resorts in Russia
Yalta Municipality
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