Welcome to Autonomous Republic Crimea Polyglot Network!

Crimea or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea is the only autonomous republic of Ukraine. It is located on the northen coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name.
The territory of Crimea was conquered and controlled many times through its history. The Cimmerians, Greeks, Persians, Goths, Huns, Bulgars, Khazars, the state of Kievan Rus', Byzantine Greeks, Kipchaks, and the Mongols all controlled Crimea in its early history. In the 13th century, it was partly controlled by the Venetians and by the Genoese they were followed by the Crimean Khanate and the Ottoman Empire in the 15th to 18th centuries, the Russian Empire in the 18th to 20th centuries, the Russian SFSR and later the Ukrainian SSR within the Soviet Union in the rest of 20th century, Germany in World War II, and now Crimea is an autonomous Ukrainian administrative region.
The capital of Krym is Simferopol. Other big cities are Sevastopol (Hero City, BlackSea Fleet base), Kerch (Hero City, important industrial, transport and tourist centre), Yevpatoria (major port, a rail hub and resort city), Feodosia (port and resort city), Yalta (one of the most important resorts in Crimea), Dzhankoy (important railroad connection), Bakhchisaray (historical capital of the Crimean Khanate), Krasnoperekopsk (industrial city), Alushta (resort city).
If you want to get very good time, you can visit any corner of our Motherland. Livadia Palace, Mount Mithridat, Scyth's treasure, Swallow's Nest, Tauric Chersonesos, Vorontsov's Palace (Alupka) - are open for you!
 

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