Crimea

Crimea ( /kraɪˈmiːə/), or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea (Ukrainian: Автономна Республіка Крим, Avtonomna Respublika Krym; Russian: Автономная Республика Крым, Avtonomnaya Respublika Krym; Crimean Tatar: Qırım Muhtar Cumhuriyeti, Къырым Мухтар Джумхуриети), is a sub-national unit, an autonomous republic, of Ukraine. It is located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name. It was often referred to with the d... More

Area:

  • 26,100 km² (10077 mi² )

Date founded:

  • Oct 18, 1921

Contained by:

Country:

Also known as:

  • Krymskaya Oblast',
  • Krymskayaavtonomnayaoblast,
  • Krymskaya Avtonomnaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika,
  • Krym,
  • Krymskaya Avtonomnaya Oblast’,
  • Avtonomna Respublika Krym,
  • Krymskayaoblast,
  • Krymskaya Avtonomnaya Oblast',
  • Crimea Oblast,
  • Respublika Krym,
  • Krymskaya Oblast’,
  • Crimea Peninsula
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