Koreiz

Summary

Koreiz (Ukrainian: Кореїз, Russian: Кореиз, Crimean Tatar: Koreiz) is an urban-type settlement lying south-west of Yalta in the Yalta Municipality of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of Ukraine and incorporated by Russia as the Republic of Crimea. The name of the town means "villages" in Greek (χωρεία, chorèa). Koreiz absorbed the nearby spa of Miskhor in 1958. Population: 5,455 (2014 Census).[2]

Koreiz
Кореїз
Flag of Koreiz
Coat of arms of Koreiz
Koreiz is located in Ukraine
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Koreiz
Location of Koreiz within the Crimea
Koreiz is located in Crimea
Koreiz
Koreiz
Koreiz (Crimea)
Coordinates: 44°25′59″N 34°5′14″E / 44.43306°N 34.08722°E / 44.43306; 34.08722
CountryTerritory of Ukraine, occupied by Russia[1]
RepublicCrimea
MunicipalityYalta Municipality
Local councilKoreiz
Elevation
120 m (390 ft)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total5,455
Time zoneUTC+4 (MSK)
Postal code
98670 — 98675
Area code+380-654
ClimateCfa

Koreiz has arguably become best known as the site of two palaces:

References edit

  1. ^ This place is located on the Crimean peninsula, which is internationally recognized as part of Ukraine, but since 2014 under Russian occupation. According to the administrative-territorial division of Ukraine, there are the Ukrainian divisions (the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city with special status of Sevastopol) located on the peninsula. Russia claims these as federal subjects of the Russian Federation (the Republic of Crimea and the federal city of Sevastopol).
  2. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2014). "Таблица 1.3. Численность населения Крымского федерального округа, городских округов, муниципальных районов, городских и сельских поселений" [Table 1.3. Population of Crimean Federal District, Its Urban Okrugs, Municipal Districts, Urban and Rural Settlements]. Федеральное статистическое наблюдение «Перепись населения в Крымском федеральном округе». ("Population Census in Crimean Federal District" Federal Statistical Examination) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 4, 2016.

External links edit

  •   Media related to Koreiz at Wikimedia Commons