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Sevastopol' (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 44 36 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 44.6000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 033 32 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 33.5333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Colonized by Greeks; was part of kingdom of Cimmerian Bosporus from 100 BC; was destroyed & rebuilt by Tatars in 1399; Russian after 1783; was under siege by Anglo-French armies during Crimean War in 1854; was severely damaged in WW II. |
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| Sevastopol' (preferred,C,V)
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............ | since 1784 |
| Sevastopol (C,V)
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| Sebastopol (C,V)
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| Akhtiar (H,V)
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| Chersonesus (H,V)
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............ | ancient name |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded by Greek colonists late 6th cen. BC, modern city was founded by Catherine II in 1783 |
| city (C) |
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| port (C) |
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since ancient times, modern commercial port opened in 1808 |
| shipbuilding center (C) |
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| manufacturing center (C) |
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| naval base (C) |
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has been major naval base & strategic fortress since 18th cen. |
| fortified settlement (C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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| political center (H) |
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especially noted as headquarters for the White Army under General Wrangel in Russian civil war |
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Related geographic places: |
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Khersones .......... (deserted settlement) |
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(World, Europe, Ukraine, Crimea Oblast) [6001336] |
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