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Yalta City Municipality (russian: Я́лтинский городско́й сове́т; uk, Я́лтинська міська́ ра́да; crh, Yalta şeer şurası, Ялта шеэр шурасы), officially "the territory governed by the Yalta city council", also known as Greater Yalta (russian: Большая Ялта) is one of the 25 regions of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of
Within the framework of administrative divisions of Russia, Yalta is, together with a number of urban and rural localities, incorporated separately as the town of republican significance of Yalta—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.Law of the Republic of Crimea #35-ZRK As a municipal division, the town of republican significance of Yalta is incorporated as Yalta Urban Okrug.Law of the Republic of Crimea #15-ZRK
Within the framework of administrative divisions of Ukraine, Yalta is incorporated as the town of republican significance of Yalta. Its governing body, Yalta ''miskrada'' (Yalta city council) was governing the territory what is described here as Yalta Urban Okrug.
Besides the cities of
Ukraine
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but forcibly incorporated into Russia
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after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2014.
It is a resort region, located at the southern shore of Crimea – one of the most famous recreational territories of the former Soviet Union. Population:
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions of Russia, Yalta is, together with a number of urban and rural localities, incorporated separately as the town of republican significance of Yalta—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.Law of the Republic of Crimea #35-ZRK As a municipal division, the town of republican significance of Yalta is incorporated as Yalta Urban Okrug.Law of the Republic of Crimea #15-ZRK
Within the framework of administrative divisions of Ukraine, Yalta is incorporated as the town of republican significance of Yalta. Its governing body, Yalta ''miskrada'' (Yalta city council) was governing the territory what is described here as Yalta Urban Okrug.
Besides the cities of 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 ...
and Alupka
Alupka (Ukrainian and Russian: Алу́пка; crh, Alupka; gr, Ἀλώπηξ, Alòpex) is a resort city located in the Crimean peninsula, a territory of Ukraine currently annexed by Russian Federation (see 2014 Crimean crisis). It is located t ...
, the region includes 21 towns and 9 villages which are organised into 7 town communities.
Former Crimean Tatar names which were officially changed in 1945-49 after the deportation
Deportation is the expulsion of a person or group of people from a place or country. The term ''expulsion'' is often used as a synonym for deportation, though expulsion is more often used in the context of international law, while deportation ...
of Crimean Tatars
, flag = Flag of the Crimean Tatar people.svg
, flag_caption = Flag of Crimean Tatars
, image = Love, Peace, Traditions.jpg
, caption = Crimean Tatars in traditional clothing in front of the Khan's Palace ...
and are now used only by the Crimean Tatar community are mentioned in brackets.
Places of interest
*Nikitsky Botanical Garden
Nikita Botanical Garden (russian: Никитский ботанический сад,
ua, Нікітський ботанічний сад) is one of the oldest botanical gardens in Europe. It is located in Crimea, close to Yalta, by the shores ...
(Nikita
Nikita may refer to:
* Nikita (given name)
* Nikita, Crimea, a town in Crimea
* Nikita the Tanner, a character in East Slavic folklore
Film and television
*''Little Nikita'', a 1988 film
* ''La Femme Nikita'' (film), also known as ''Nikita'', a 19 ...
)
* International children's centre of Artek (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 ...
)
* Livadia Palace
Livadia Palace (russian: Ливадийский дворец, uk, Лівадійський палац) is a former summer retreat of the last Russian tsar, Nicholas II, and his family in Livadiya, Crimea. The Yalta Conference was held there i ...
( Livadiya)
* Vorontsov Palace (Alupka
Alupka (Ukrainian and Russian: Алу́пка; crh, Alupka; gr, Ἀλώπηξ, Alòpex) is a resort city located in the Crimean peninsula, a territory of Ukraine currently annexed by Russian Federation (see 2014 Crimean crisis). It is located t ...
)
See also
*Yalta Raion
The Yalta Raion ( uk, Ялтинський район; russian: Ялтинский район) was an administrative division (a raion, district) of the Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic and later the Crimean Oblast as part of the Russi ...
References
{{Subdivisions of Crimea Municipalities of Crimea