Simferopol Ukraine city
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Simferopol Ukraine city overview
Simferopol city coat of arms
Simferopol city flag
Simferopol city map location
Simferopol is a city and administrative center of Crimea situated in Southern Ukraine.
Simferopol city lies along the Salgir River where it emerges from the Crimean Mountains. Simferopol is an important highway junction of Crimean peninsula. Simferopol city has an airport.
Simferopol Ukraine city population - 341 000 (2006 est.).
Simferopol Ukraine city area - 107 sq. km.
Simferopol Ukraine city phone code - +380-652.
Simferopol Ukraine city postal codes - 95000-95490.
Simferopol city streets views
Simferopol Ukraine city history
On the present outskirts of Simferopol city is the site of Neapolis, occupied by Scythians from the 3rd century BC to the 4th century AD.
But modern Simferopol was founded by Russians in 1784, adjacent to Tatar settlement of Ak-Mechet, after the annexation of Crimea as an administrative center of Tavricheskaya gubernia.
Soviet power was established in Simferopol city in 1918. During Russian Civil War 1918-1920 Simferopol was occupied by foreign troops. Since 1921 Simferopol city was an administrative center of Crimean Republic.
Simferopol city trolleybus
Republic of Crimea Parliament
Simferopol city hall
Simferopol Ukraine city economy
Simferopol city has a wide range of food-processing industries and makes wine, tobacco and cigarettes. There are also light engineering and consumer-goods industries, producing machine-tools, armatures, television sets, clothing and footwear in Simferopol city.
Simferopol city railway station
Simferopol city puppet show theater
Simferopol city movie theater
Simferopol city circus
Simferopol Ukraine city main attractions
Simferopol has teacher-training, medical and agricultural institutes and several research establishments.
Ancient Neapolis city remains
Simferopol city churches