Yalta Ukraine city

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• overview
• history
• economy

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Yalta Ukraine city overview

Yalta Ukraine city coat of arms

Yalta city is situated in Crimea, southern Ukraine, on the southern shore of the Crimean Peninsula, 79 km from train station Simferopol, to which it has a road link (trolley-bus link). Yalta city of Ukraine is a sea port and highway junction.

Yalta Ukraine city location on Crimea map

Yalta Ukraine city general views

Yalta Ukraine city population - 79,800 (2006).
Yalta Ukraine city land area - 283 sq. km.
Yalta Ukraine city phone code - +380-654.
Yalta Ukraine city calling code - 98600-98639.

Yalta Ukraine city cathedral

Yalta Ukraine city Lenin monument

Yalta Ukraine city Swallow's nest castle

Yalta Ukraine city history

Settlement on the site called Yalita dates from prehistoric times, it was inhabited by Greeks. It was under Turkey's control beginning in 1475. In 1783 Yalta became Russian. Soviet power was established in Yalta in 1918.

Yalta Ukraine city views

Modern Yalta developed only in the early 19th century, becoming a town in 1838. Yalta started developing as a health resort in the 1860s. Yalta city favorable climate with mild winters and its scenic location between sea and mountain make Yalta city one of the most popular resorts of the Ukraine, with many hotels and sanatoriums, including one established in 1900 at the instigation of the writer-physician Anton Chekhov.

Yalta Ukraine city sceneries

In February 1945, during the World War II the three chief Allied leaders met in Yalta conference in the Livadiya Palace to plan the final defeat and occupation of Nazi Germany. It became known as the Yalta Conference.

Yalta Ukraine city - Yalta Conference photo

Yalta Ukraine city views

Yalta Ukraine city economy

There are wine-making, fruit-canning and tobacco-processing industries in Yalta city of Ukraine. Yalta is a regular port of call for passenger ships from other Black Sea ports.

Yalta Ukraine city church

Yalta Ukraine city - Yalta zoo photo

Yalta Ukraine city at night

Yalta Ukraine city lighthouse

Yalta Ukraine city beautiful view

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