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{{Infobox settlement | {{Infobox settlement | ||
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|nickname= {{lang|ru|Город пользы}}{{spaces|2}} |
| nickname = {{lang|ru|Город пользы}}{{spaces|2}}{{in lang|ru}}<br />''The City of Usefulness''{{spaces|2}}(translation) | ||
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|image_caption='''Clockwise:''' The ], ], Karl Marx street, the ], Trinity Cathedral, Salgirka park | |||
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|subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon|Crimea}} Crimea{{smallsup|2}} | |||
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|p1 = Zheleznodorozhnyi District | |||
|p2 = Tsentralnyi District | |||
|p3 = Kievskyi District | |||
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|established_title = Founded{{smallsup|3}} | |||
|established_date = 15{{smallsup|th}} century | |||
|area_total_km2 = 107 | |||
|population_as_of = 2014 | |||
|population_total = 332,317 | |||
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|population_density_km2 = 3183.17 | |||
|population_demonym = Simferopolitan | |||
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|elevation_m = 350 | |||
|postal_code_type = Postal code | |||
|postal_code = 295000—295490 (]) | |||
|area_code = +7 3652 | |||
|blank_name = ] | |||
|blank_info = AK(UA) 82(Rus)<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ru:Для крымских автомобилистов приготовили новые номера|url=http://www.segodnya.ua/economics/avto/dlya-krymskih-avtomobilistov-prigotovili-novye-nomera-506797.html|website=]|access-date=6 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706143200/http://www.segodnya.ua/economics/avto/dlya-krymskih-avtomobilistov-prigotovili-novye-nomera-506797.html|archive-date=6 July 2015 |language=ru|date=2 April 2014}}</ref> | |||
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|website = {{URL|simgov.ru/}}, ] | |||
|footnotes = {{smallsup|1}} ] (]) or ] (]), depending on jurisdiction. | |||
{{smallsup|2}} ] (]) or ] (]), depending on jurisdiction. | |||
{{smallsup|3}} Founded in 1784 as ''Simferopol'', previously known under the ] ''Aqmescit''. | |||
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| image_caption = The ], ], Salgirka Park, ], Trinity Cathedral, the ], Karl Marx Street | |||
'''Simferopol''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|s|ɪ|m|f|ə|ˈ|r|oʊ|p|əl}}) is the second-largest city in ]. Simferopol, along with the rest of Crimea, is internationally recognised as part of ], and is considered the capital of the ]. However, ''de facto'' it is administered by ], which ] in 2014 and regards Simferopol as the capital of the ]. Simferopol is an important political, economic and transport hub of the peninsula, and serves as the administrative centre of both ] and the surrounding ]. | |||
| image_flag = Simferopol flag.svg | |||
| image_shield = COA Simferopol.svg | |||
| shield_size = 110px | |||
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| mapsize1 = 250px | |||
| map_caption1 = Simferopol (red) on a map of Crimea. | |||
| pushpin_map = Ukraine#Ukraine Crimea | |||
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| subdivision_type = Country | |||
| subdivision_name = {{UKR}} (occupied by ]) | |||
| subdivision_type1 = ] | |||
| subdivision_name1 = ] (''de jure'') | |||
| subdivision_type2 = ] | |||
| subdivision_name2 = ] (''de jure'') | |||
| subdivision_type3 = ] | |||
| subdivision_name3 = ] (''de facto'') | |||
| subdivision_type4 = ] | |||
| subdivision_name4 = ] (''de facto'') | |||
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| parts = List | |||
| p1 = Zaliznychnyi District | |||
| p2 = Tsentralnyi District | |||
| p3 = Kyivskyi District | |||
| government_footnotes = (]) | |||
| leader_title = Head | |||
| leader_name = ] (de facto) | |||
| established_title = Founded{{smallsup|2}} | |||
| established_date = 15{{smallsup|th}} century | |||
| area_total_km2 = 107 | |||
| population_as_of = 2014 | |||
| population_total = 332,317 | |||
| population_metro = | |||
| population_density_km2 = 3183.17 | |||
| population_demonym = Simferopolitan | |||
| timezone = | |||
| utc_offset = +3 | |||
| timezone_DST = | |||
| utc_offset_DST = | |||
| coordinates = {{coord|44|57|7|N|34|6|8|E|region:UA|display=inline,title}} | |||
| elevation_m = 350 | |||
| postal_code_type = Postal code | |||
| postal_code = 295000—295490 | |||
| area_code = +7 3652 | |||
| blank_name = ] | |||
| blank_info = AK(UA) 82(Rus)<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ru:Для крымских автомобилистов приготовили новые номера|url=http://www.segodnya.ua/economics/avto/dlya-krymskih-avtomobilistov-prigotovili-novye-nomera-506797.html|website=]|access-date=6 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706143200/http://www.segodnya.ua/economics/avto/dlya-krymskih-avtomobilistov-prigotovili-novye-nomera-506797.html|archive-date=6 July 2015 |language=ru|date=2 April 2014}}</ref> | |||
| blank1_name = ] | |||
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| website = {{URL|simgov.ru/}} (Russian administration) | |||
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| footnotes = {{smallsup|1}} ]<br/> | |||
{{smallsup|2}} Founded in 1784 as ''Simferopol'', a ] city. The settlement was previously known by the ] name ''Aqmescit''. | |||
}} | |||
'''Simferopol''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|s|ɪ|m|f|ə|ˈ|r|oʊ|p|əl}}), also known as '''Aqmescit''',{{efn|See {{slink||Etymologies}} for other names}} is the second-largest city on the ]. The city, along with the rest of Crimea, is internationally recognised as part of ], controlled by ], and is considered the capital of the ]. | |||
Since 2014 it has been under the ''de facto'' control of Russia, which ] that year and regards Simferopol as the capital of the ]. | |||
Simferopol is an important political, economic and transport hub of the peninsula, and serves as the administrative centre of both ] and the surrounding ]. Its population was {{Crimea-census2014|332,317|punct=.}} | |||
After the 1784 ] of the ] by the ], the Russian empress decreed the foundation of the city with the name Simferopol on the location of the ] town of Aqmescit ("White Mosque"). | |||
After the 1784 ] of the ] by the ], the Russian empress decreed the foundation of a city named Simferopol on the location of the ] town of ] ("White Mosque"). | |||
The population was {{Crimea-census2014|332,317|punct=.}} | |||
==Etymologies== | ==Etymologies== | ||
{{more citations needed|section|date=February 2024}} | |||
The name Simferopol ({{lang-uk|Сімферо́поль}}; {{lang-ru|link=no|Симферо́поль}} {{IPA-ru|sʲɪmfʲɪˈropəlʲ|}}) comes from the Greek ''Sympheropoli'' ({{lang-el|Συμφερόπολη}}, ''Symferópoli''), meaning ''city of common good''. The spelling '''Symferopil''' ({{lang-uk| Сімферопіль}}) is also used.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/545084/Simferopol|title=Simferopol - Ukraine|website=britannica.com|access-date=20 March 2018}}</ref> | |||
The name Simferopol ({{langx|uk|Сімферо́поль}} {{IPA|uk|sʲimfeˈrɔpɔlʲ||audio=Uk-Сімферополь.ogg}}; {{langx|ru|link=no|Симферо́поль}} {{IPA|ru|sʲɪmfʲɪˈropəlʲ|}}) comes from the Greek ''Sympheropoli'' ({{langx|el|Συμφερόπολη|Symferópoli|city of common good}}. The spelling '''Symferopil''' ({{langx|uk|Симферопіль}}) is also used.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uinp.gov.ua/istorychnyy-kalendar/kviten/22/1918-zvilnennya-krymu-vid-bilshovykiv|title=Map from 1918 showing the name "Symferopil"|website=uinp.gov.ua|access-date=13 October 2023}}</ref> | |||
In Crimean Tatar, the name of the city is ''Aqmescit'' |
In ], the name of the city is ''Aqmescit'' (or in Cyrillic, {{crh||Акъмесджит|lit=The white mosque|lead=no}}, from ''Aq'' "white", and ''mescit'' "mosque"). But ''aq'' does not refer to the colour of the mosque, but rather to its location in cosmology. The Turkic peoples give a colour designation to the ], and white is the west. Thus, the exact translation of the name of the town is "the Western Mosque." | ||
In English, the name was often given as Akmechet or Ak-Mechet (e.g. in '']'' |
In English, the name was often given as Akmechet or Ak-Mechet (e.g. in '']'').<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Simferopol |volume= 25 | page = 122;see para 2 |quote= Afterwards the Tatar settlement of Ak-mechet..... |short= 1}}</ref> This was a transliteration from the Russian spelling of Crimean Tatar word Акмечет, Ак-Мечеть, where Mechet (Мечеть) is the Russian word for "mosque". | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Early history=== | ===Early history=== | ||
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Archaeological evidence in the Chokurcha cave shows the presence of ancient people living in the territory of modern Simferopol. The ], known by its Greek name, is also located in the city, which is the remnants of an ancient capital of the Crimean ]s who lived |
Archaeological evidence in the {{Interlanguage link|Chokurcha cave|ru| Чокурча (пещера)|uk| Чокурча (печера)}} shows the presence of ancient people living in the territory of modern Simferopol. The ], known by its Greek name, is also located in the city, which is the remnants of an ancient capital of the Crimean ]s who lived in the territory from the 3rd century BC to the 4th century AD.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9067842/Simferopol|title=Simferopol|access-date=2008-05-13|encyclopedia=]}}</ref> | ||
Later, the ] founded the town of Aqmescit. For some time, Aqmescit |
Later, the ] founded the town of Aqmescit. For some time, Aqmescit was the residence of the ], the second most important position in the ] after the ] himself.<ref name="crimea-kvn">{{cite web|url=http://www.crimea-kvn.ru/cities/simferopol.html|title=Simferopol|access-date=2008-05-14|work=Vacation in Crimea|language=ru}}</ref> The area of the city once known as Aqmescit is today called ]. | ||
===Russian Empire=== | ===Russian Empire=== | ||
], pictured in 1810]] | |||
In 1784 modern Russian Simferopol was founded after the annexation of the ] to the ] by ]. The name Simferopol is in ], Συμφερόπολις (''Simferopolis''), and literally means "the city of usefulness." The tradition to give Greek names to places in newly acquired southern territories was carried out by Empress ] as part of her ].<ref name="crimea-kvn"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Russian cities with Greek names|url=http://gazeta.sebastopol.ua/2006/07/20/vopros-otvet/|work=Sevastopolskaya gazeta|date=20 July 2006|access-date=2008-05-14|language=ru}}</ref> In 1802, Simferopol became the administrative centre of the ]. During the ] of 1854–1856, the ] reserves and a hospital were stationed in the city. After the war, more than 30,000 Russian soldiers were buried in the city's vicinity. | |||
In 1784 modern Ukrainian{{citation needed|date=February 2024}} Simferopol was founded after the annexation of the ] to the ] by ]. The name Simferopol is in ], Συμφερόπολις (''Simferopolis''){{citation needed|date=February 2024}}<!--It is mentioned above on the Etymology section in a different name in Greek, which is confusing and needed some explanation. Besides, should this sentence explaining the name be moved to the etymology section?--> and literally means "the city of usefulness." The tradition of Greek place names in newly acquired southern territories began with the ] of Russian Empress ].<ref>{{cite news|title=Russian cities with Greek names|url=http://gazeta.sebastopol.ua/2006/07/20/vopros-otvet/|work=Sevastopolskaya gazeta|date=20 July 2006|access-date=2008-05-14|language=ru}}</ref> In 1802, Simferopol became the administrative centre of the ]. During the ] of 1854–1856, the ] reserves and a hospital were stationed in the city. After the war, more than 30,000 Russian soldiers were buried in the city's vicinity. | |||
===20th-century wars=== | ===20th-century wars=== | ||
In the 20th century, Simferopol was once again affected by wars and conflicts in the region. At the end of the ], the headquarters of General ], leader of the anti-] ], were located there. On 13 November 1920, the ] captured the city and on 18 October 1921, Simferopol became the capital of the ]. | In the 20th century, Simferopol was once again affected by wars and conflicts in the region. At the end of the ], the headquarters of General ], leader of the anti-] ], were located there. On 13 November 1920, the ] captured the city and on 18 October 1921, Simferopol became the capital of the ]. | ||
], monument of World War II]] | ], monument of World War II]] | ||
During ], Simferopol was occupied by ] from 1 November 1941 to 13 April 1944. Retreating ] police shot a number of prisoners on 31 October 1941 in the NKVD building and the city's prison.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iccrimea.org/historical/crimeanturks.html|title=Complete Destruction of National Groups as Groups|access-date=2008-05-13|last=Kirimal|first=Edige|work=International Committee for Crimea}}</ref> Germans perpetrated one of the largest war-time massacres in Simferopol, killing in total over 22,000 locals—mostly ], ], ], and ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.simferopol.ws/|title=Simferopol|access-date=2008-05-13|work=simferopol.ws|language=ru}}</ref> On one occasion, starting 9 December 1941, the ] |
During ], Simferopol was occupied by ] from 1 November 1941 to 13 April 1944. Retreating ] police shot a number of prisoners on 31 October 1941 in the NKVD building and the city's prison.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iccrimea.org/historical/crimeanturks.html|title=Complete Destruction of National Groups as Groups|access-date=2008-05-13|last=Kirimal|first=Edige|work=International Committee for Crimea}}</ref> Germans perpetrated one of the largest war-time massacres in Simferopol, killing in total over 22,000 locals—mostly ], ], ], and ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.simferopol.ws/|title=Simferopol|access-date=2008-05-13|work=simferopol.ws|language=ru}}</ref> On one occasion, starting 9 December 1941, the ], which was under the command of ], whose main unit and superior were ] and ], respectively, command killed an estimated 14,300 Simferopol residents, mostly Jewish.<ref>Das Personenlexikon zum Dritten Reich. Wer war was vor und nach 1945. Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag, Zweite aktualisierte Auflage, Frankfurt am Main 2005, page 72</ref> | ||
In April 1944 the Red Army liberated Simferopol. On 18 May 1944 the Crimean Tatar population of the city, along with the whole Crimean Tatar nation of Crimea, was ] to Central Asia |
In April 1944 the Red Army liberated Simferopol. On 18 May 1944 the Crimean Tatar population of the city, along with the whole Crimean Tatar nation of Crimea, was ] to Central Asia as ] for the perceived collaboration of Tatars with Nazi Germany.<ref>{{cite web|title=Crimean Tatars and Russification|author=Mark A. Green| url=https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/crimean-tatars-and-russification| publisher=Wilson Center}}</ref> | ||
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===Ukraine=== | ||
On 26 April 1954, Simferopol, together with the rest of the ], was ] from the ] to the ] by Soviet Premier ]. | On 26 April 1954, Simferopol, together with the rest of the ], was ] from the ] to the ] by Soviet Premier ]. | ||
An ], discovered in 1970 by Soviet astronomer ], is named after the city (]).<ref>{{cite book|last=Schmadel|first=Lutz D.|title=Dictionary of Minor Planet Names|pages=174|edition=5th|year=2003|publisher=Springer Verlag|location=New York City |
An ], discovered in 1970 by Soviet astronomer ], is named after the city (]).<ref>{{cite book|last=Schmadel|first=Lutz D.|title=Dictionary of Minor Planet Names|pages=174|edition=5th|year=2003|publisher=Springer Verlag|location=New York City|isbn = 3-540-00238-3}}</ref> | ||
Following a ], the ] was upgraded an Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic on 12 February 1991 by the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukrweekly.com/Archive/1991/499101.shtml |title=Day in history – 20 January |access-date=6 August 2007 |date=8 January 2006 |work=] |language=ru |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930034959/http://www.ukrweekly.com/Archive/1991/499101.shtml |archive-date=30 September 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | Following a ], the ] was upgraded to an Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic on 12 February 1991 by the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukrweekly.com/Archive/1991/499101.shtml |title=Day in history – 20 January |access-date=6 August 2007 |date=8 January 2006 |work=] |language=ru |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930034959/http://www.ukrweekly.com/Archive/1991/499101.shtml |archive-date=30 September 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
Simferopol became the capital of the Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. | Simferopol became the capital of the Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. | ||
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===Russian annexation=== | ===Russian annexation=== | ||
{{update|section|date=February 2024}} | |||
In March of 2014, after the ], Russian forces entered Crimea and occupied it, disarming or subsuming Ukrainian units in the territory. On 16 March 2014, an unconstitutional referendum was held by Russian forces whose results claimed that a majority of Crimeans voted in favour of joining Russia as a federal subject,<ref name="ref">{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-crisis/crimea-to-vote-on-joining-russia-moscow-wields-u-n-veto-idUSBREA1Q1E820140316|title=Crimeans vote over 90 percent to quit Ukraine for Russia|date=16 March 2014|access-date=20 March 2018|newspaper=Reuters}}</ref> paving the way for the outright Russian annexation of the territory two days later. The legitimacy of the referendum's results has been questioned by several nations and independent news organizations,<ref name="ref" /> and the ensuing annexation remains not recognized internationally. Under the Russian-installed framework, Simferopol became the capital of the ], a federal subject established by Russia on most of the annexed territory.<ref name="RoC">{{Cite book|last=Heaney|first=Dominic|title=The Territories of the Russian Federation 2018|publisher=Routledge|year=2018|isbn=978-1-35110-391-6|series=Europa Territories of the World series|pages=180|oclc=1027753558}}</ref> | |||
{{further|Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation}} | |||
After Russia occupied and formally ] Crimea on 18 March 2014, Simferopol was named the capital of a new ] of the ] encompassing the majority of the peninsula by decree of Russian president ], with the exception of ], which became a ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dw.com/en/russian-president-vladimir-putin-signs-laws-completing-annexation-of-crimea/a-17512613|title=Russian President Vladimir Putin signs laws completing annexation of Crimea|date=21 March 2014|access-date=8 September 2022|website=Deutsche Welle }}</ref> | |||
Prior to the seizure of the city by Russia, a mass protest was organised by the city's ] in support of Crimea remaining as part of Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-02-26 |title=Russia puts military on high alert as Crimea protests leave one man dead |url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/26/ukraine-new-leader-disbands-riot-police-crimea-separatism |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> | |||
On 14 September 2014, municipal elections were held by the Russian administration, being the first elections since the annexation. | |||
==Geography |
==Geography== | ||
] | ] | ||
===Location=== | ===Location=== | ||
Simferopol is located in the south-central |
Simferopol is located in the south-central ]. The city lies on the ] near the artificial Simferopol Reservoir, which provides the city with clean drinking water. The Simferopol Reservoir's earth dam is the biggest in Europe. | ||
===Climate=== | ===Climate=== | ||
The city experiences a ] or ] climate ( |
The city experiences a ] climate (]: ''Cfa''),<ref name = koppen>{{cite journal| last = Kottek | first = M.|author2=J. Grieser |author3=C. Beck |author4=B. Rudolf |author5=F. Rubel | title =World Map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification updated| journal =Meteorol. Z.| volume =15 | pages =259–263| url =http://www.schweizerbart.de/resources/downloads/paper_free/55034.pdf| doi =10.1127/0941-2948/2006/0130| access-date = 11 December 2012| year =2006| issue = 3| bibcode = 2006MetZe..15..259K |issn = 0941-2948 }}</ref> near the boundary of the ] (]: ''Dfa'').<ref name="koppen" /> The average temperature in January is {{convert|0.4|C|F|lk=on}} and {{convert|23|C|F|}} in July. The average rainfall is {{convert|501|mm|in}} per year, and there is a total of 2,529 hours of sunshine per year. | ||
{{Weather box | {{Weather box | ||
|location = Simferopol (1991–2020 |
|location = Simferopol (1991–2020, extremes 1886–present) | ||
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| Jan record high C = 20. |
| Jan record high C = 20.8 | ||
| Feb record high C = 21.9 | | Feb record high C = 21.9 | ||
| Mar record high C = 28.7 | | Mar record high C = 28.7 | ||
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| Dec snow days = 9 | | Dec snow days = 9 | ||
| year snow days = 44 | | year snow days = 44 | ||
| Jan humidity = |
| Jan humidity = 85 | ||
| Feb humidity = |
| Feb humidity = 81 | ||
| Mar humidity = 75 |
| Mar humidity = 75 | ||
| Apr humidity = |
| Apr humidity = 68 | ||
| May humidity = |
| May humidity = 69 | ||
| Jun humidity = 67 |
| Jun humidity = 67 | ||
| Jul humidity = 63 |
| Jul humidity = 63 | ||
| Aug humidity = |
| Aug humidity = 61 | ||
| Sep humidity = |
| Sep humidity = 68 | ||
| Oct humidity = |
| Oct humidity = 76 | ||
| Nov humidity = |
| Nov humidity = 82 | ||
| Dec humidity = |
| Dec humidity = 85 | ||
| year humidity = |
| year humidity = | ||
| Jan sun = |
| Jan sun = 80.7 | ||
| Feb sun = |
| Feb sun = 109.9 | ||
| Mar sun = |
| Mar sun = 160.2 | ||
| Apr sun = |
| Apr sun = 227.6 | ||
| May sun = |
| May sun = 299.2 | ||
| Jun sun = |
| Jun sun = 321.3 | ||
| Jul sun = |
| Jul sun = 358.5 | ||
| Aug sun = |
| Aug sun = 332.6 | ||
| Sep sun = |
| Sep sun = 259.1 | ||
| Oct sun = |
| Oct sun = 190.2 | ||
| Nov sun = 115. |
| Nov sun = 115.2 | ||
| Dec sun = |
| Dec sun = 74.1 | ||
| year sun = |
| year sun = | ||
|source 1 = Pogoda.ru.net<ref>{{cite web | |source 1 = Pogoda.ru.net<ref>{{cite web | ||
| url = http://www.pogodaiklimat.ru/climate/33946.htm | | url = http://www.pogodaiklimat.ru/climate/33946.htm | ||
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| language = ru | | language = ru | ||
| publisher = Weather and Climate (Погода и климат) | | publisher = Weather and Climate (Погода и климат) | ||
| access-date = 8 November 2021}}</ref> |
| access-date = 8 November 2021}}</ref> | ||
|source 2 = ] |
|source 2 = ]<ref name=WMOCLINO>{{cite web | ||
| url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/RussianFederation/CSV/Simferopol_33946.csv | |||
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210717143555/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/WMO/1981-2010/RA-VI/Ukraine/12.6.%20WMO_Normals_Excel_Template%20%282%29.xls | |||
| title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020: Simferopol | |||
| archive-date = 17 July 2021 | |||
| publisher = ] | |||
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/WMO/1981-2010/RA-VI/Ukraine/12.6.%20WMO_Normals_Excel_Template%20(2).xls | |||
| access-date = 17 July 2021}}</ref> | |||
| title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1981–2010 | |||
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| publisher = World Meteorological Organization | |||
| access-date = 17 July 2021}}</ref> | |||
|date=March 2011}} | |||
==Politics and administrative divisions== | ==Politics and administrative divisions== | ||
{{see also|Simferopol municipality}} | |||
] | ] | ||
] runs from Simferopol to ].]] | ] runs from Simferopol to ].]] | ||
As the capital of |
As the capital of Crimea, Simferopol houses its political structure including the ] and the Council of Ministers. Simferopol is also the administrative centre of the ] (]), but is directly subordinate to the Crimean authorities rather than to the district authorities housed in the city itself. | ||
The city of Simferopol is administratively divided into three districts (Zaliznychnyi, |
The city of Simferopol is administratively divided into three ] (], ] and ]), four ]s{{citation needed|date=February 2024}} (], ], ], ]) and the village of Bitumne.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gska2.rada.gov.ua/pls/z7502/A005?rdat1=15.05.2008&rf7571=1186|title=City of Simferopol Autonomous Republic of Crimea|access-date=2008-05-14|work=]|language=uk|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220104841/http://gska2.rada.gov.ua/pls/z7502/A005?rdat1=15.05.2008&rf7571=1186|archive-date=20 February 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref> | ||
Viktor Ageev became city mayor on 11 November 2010 and was then elected chairman of the Simferopol City Council on 29 September 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://simgov.ru/governor/biografiya/|title=Биография|access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref> | Viktor Ageev became city mayor on 11 November 2010 and was then elected chairman of the Simferopol City Council on 29 September 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://simgov.ru/governor/biografiya/|title=Биография|access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref> | ||
Igor Lukashyov was installed as the head of Simferopol City administration (i.e. local executive) after Russia annexed the region in 2014. He served in this position until his dismissal on |
Igor Lukashyov was installed as the head of Simferopol City administration (i.e. local executive) after Russia annexed the region in 2014. He served in this position until his dismissal on 9 November 2018.<ref></ref> | ||
==Transportation== | ==Transportation== | ||
Simferopol has a ], which serves millions of tourists each year. In December 2014 Ukraine cut the railway line to Crimea at the border. Currently, the station serves only a ] and the Moscow – Simferopol train every day. | Simferopol has a ], which serves millions of tourists each year. In December 2014 Ukraine cut the railway line to Crimea at the border with mainland Ukraine (]). Currently, the station serves only a ] and the Moscow – Simferopol train every day. | ||
The city is also connected via the ], which was constructed in 1936.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airport.crimea.ua/en/home.htm |title=Welcome to the International Airport "Simferopol" |access-date=2008-05-14 |work=] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080505040249/http://www.airport.crimea.ua/en/home.htm |archive-date=5 May 2008 }}</ref> ] is situated southwest of Simferopol. | The city is also connected via the ], which was constructed in 1936.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airport.crimea.ua/en/home.htm |title=Welcome to the International Airport "Simferopol" |access-date=2008-05-14 |work=] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080505040249/http://www.airport.crimea.ua/en/home.htm |archive-date=5 May 2008 }}</ref> ] is situated southwest of Simferopol. | ||
The city has several main bus stations, with routes towards many cities, including ], ], ], and ]. The ] connects Simferopol to the city of ] on Crimean ] coast. The line is the longest ] line in the world with a total length of {{convert|86|km|mi}}<ref name="Crimea">{{cite web|url=http://www.blacksea-crimea.com/Places/trolleybuses.html|title=The longest trolleybus line in the world!|access-date=2008-05-14|work=blacksea-crimea.com|archive-date=3 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103162437/http://www.blacksea-crimea.com/Places/trolleybuses.html|url-status= |
The city has several main bus stations, with routes towards many cities, including ], ], ], and ]. The ] connects Simferopol to the city of ] on Crimean ] coast. The line is the longest ] line in the world with a total length of {{convert|86|km|mi}}<ref name="Crimea">{{cite web|url=http://www.blacksea-crimea.com/Places/trolleybuses.html|title=The longest trolleybus line in the world!|access-date=2008-05-14|work=blacksea-crimea.com|archive-date=3 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103162437/http://www.blacksea-crimea.com/Places/trolleybuses.html|url-status=usurped}}</ref> (since 2014 again {{convert|96|km|mi}}). | ||
The streets of Simferopol have a rare ] – the odd numbers are on the right side of the road, looking in the direction in which the numbers increase. | The streets of Simferopol have a rare ] – the odd numbers are on the right side of the road, looking in the direction in which the numbers increase. | ||
==Demographics== | ==Demographics== | ||
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At the last census in 2014, the population of Simferopol was 332,317, the highest of any city in the Republic of Crimea and second only to Sevastopol within the Crimean peninsula. | |||
{{Historical populations|1897|49078|1926|88000|1939|142634|1959|187623|1970|249053|1979|301505|1989|343565|2001|343644|2014|332317|2021|340540|type=|footnote=Source: Census data}}At the last census in 2014, the population of Simferopol was 332,317, the highest of any city in the Republic of Crimea and second only to Sevastopol within the Crimean peninsula. | |||
==Economy== | ==Economy== | ||
When it existed, ] had its head office on the grounds of ].<ref>"World Airline Directory." '']''. 27 March – 2 April 2001. .</ref> |
When it existed, ] had its head office on the grounds of ].<ref>"World Airline Directory." '']''. 27 March – 2 April 2001. .</ref> A new 19-gate terminal for the airport finished construction in 2018. The terminal was designed in the shape of a wave by ], after their successful bid as part of an international competition.<ref>{{cite web |title=Новый терминал аэропорта Симферополь |url=https://gidcrima.ru/novyj-terminal-aehroporta-simferopol/ |website=Гид Крыма |access-date=22 March 2023|language=ru}}</ref> | ||
* ] , new terminal is to be open with at least 8 gates, the structure of the hall has a wave-like layout. | |||
===Industry=== | ===Industry=== | ||
* Fiolent (two locations) | |||
Simferopol is home to a number of industrial plants, including the following: | |||
* Fiolent (two locations), producer of power tools and other electrical systems | |||
* Simferopol chemical industry plants | * Simferopol chemical industry plants | ||
* PO Foton | * PO Foton | ||
* Simferopol Airport | |||
* SEM SElktroMash SELMZ | * SEM SElktroMash SELMZ | ||
* Plastotekhnika and else plastics related | * Plastotekhnika and else plastics related | ||
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==Sports== | ==Sports== | ||
Simferopol is home to the football club ] which plays in the ]. It was formed as a Russian club in 2014, following the ], to replace the Ukrainian club ] which had been the first winners of the ], and also won the ] in 2010. | Simferopol is home to the football club ] which plays in the ]. It was formed as a Russian club in 2014, following the ], to replace the Ukrainian club ] which had been the first winners of the ], and also won the ] in 2010. | ||
==Houses of worship== | |||
*] | |||
*{{ill|Holy Trinity Cathedral, Simferopol|ru|Троицкий собор (Симферополь)}} | |||
==Notable people== | ==Notable people== | ||
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], 1923]] | |||
], 2014]] | ], 2014]] | ||
], 2018]] | ], 2018]] | ||
*] (1899–1980) a Soviet photographer, |
*] (1899–1980) a Soviet photographer, front-line work during WWII | ||
*] (1906–1973) a Soviet stage and film actor. | *] (1906–1973) a Soviet stage and film actor. | ||
*] (1975–2014) a Crimean Tatar activist | *] (1975–2014) a Crimean Tatar activist | ||
*] (born 1981), principal ] of the ] | *] (born 1981), principal ] of the ] | ||
*] ( |
*] (1890–1983) French film actress, starred in some 50 films from 1916 to 1956. | ||
*] (born 1990), female vocalist of the pop duo ] | *Nadia Volodymyrivna Dorofeeva, professionally known as ] (born 1990), female vocalist of the pop duo ] | ||
*] (1936–1992) a Soviet theatre and film actor | *] (1936–1992) a Soviet theatre and film actor | ||
*] (1927–2001) scientist, naturalist, entomologist and paranormal researcher | *] (1927–2001) scientist, naturalist, entomologist and paranormal researcher | ||
*] (1883–1927) Communist ], |
*] (1883–1927) Communist ], Bolshevik politician and Soviet diplomat | ||
*] (born 1990), ] and ] at age 12 years, 7 months | *] (born 1990), ] and ] at age 12 years, 7 months | ||
*] (born 1983), Ukrainian journalist | |||
*] (born 1989) a Ukrainian left-wing anarchist, ecologist and archaeologist | *] (born 1989) a Ukrainian left-wing anarchist, ecologist and archaeologist | ||
*] (born 1965), Air Force colonel, 15 Soyuz flight commander and flight engineer | *] (born 1965), Air Force colonel, 15 Soyuz flight commander and flight engineer | ||
*] (born 1981), a Russian and former Ukrainian statesman and politician. | *] (born 1981), a Russian and former Ukrainian statesman and politician. | ||
*] (1867–1941) a Russian battle painter, journalist and writer. | *] (1867–1941) a Russian battle painter, journalist and writer. | ||
*] (1857–1925) |
*] (1857–1925) Russian born Italian feminist, anarchist and Marxist socialist militant. | ||
*] (1906–1976) a Soviet pianist and composer. | *] (1906–1976) a Soviet pianist and composer. | ||
*] (1877–1961), born ''Valentin Felixovich Voino-Yasenetsky'', Russian surgeon and Archbishop of Simferopol | *] (1877–1961), born ''Valentin Felixovich Voino-Yasenetsky'', Russian surgeon and Archbishop of Simferopol | ||
*] (1931–1978) a deported Crimean Tatar who immolated himself in Crimea | *] (1931–1978) a deported Crimean Tatar who immolated himself in Crimea | ||
*] ( |
*] (1937–2023) a Russian specialist in ] & ] | ||
*] (born 1991), chess master, attorney and classically trained ballerina | *] (born 1991), chess master, attorney and classically trained ballerina | ||
*] (1928–2008), a Soviet Armenian mathematician and scientist | *] (1928–2008), a Soviet Armenian mathematician and scientist | ||
*] (born 1971) a Crimean ], holds the depth world record of ] | *] (born 1971) a Crimean ], holds the depth world record of ] | ||
*] (1899–1968) was a Soviet Jewish poet, dramatist, memoirist and essayist | *] (1899–1968) was a Soviet Jewish poet, dramatist, memoirist and essayist | ||
*] (born 1976) a Ukrainian filmmaker, writer and activist from Crimea. |
*] (born 1976) a Ukrainian filmmaker, writer and activist from Crimea. | ||
*] (born 1950), a Russian classical concert pianist, lives in ]. | *] (born 1950), a Russian classical concert pianist, lives in ]. | ||
*] (1910–1982) a Lithuanian-Australian art collector. |
*] (1910–1982) a Lithuanian-Australian art collector. | ||
*] (1858–1923), a Russian genre painter, illustrator and art teacher. | *] (1858–1923), a Russian genre painter, illustrator and art teacher. | ||
*] (born 1972), Estonian professor of international law | *] (born 1972), Estonian professor of international law | ||
*] (1917–2007), French actor, theatre director and theatre manager. | *] (1917–2007), French actor, theatre director and theatre manager. | ||
*] (1885–1941) a Crimean Russian Soviet biologist, botanist and ]. | *] (1885–1941) a Crimean Russian Soviet biologist, botanist and ]. | ||
*] (born 1978), Polish concert organist, pianist and musicologist | |||
*] (born 1990), Ukrainian classical violinist | *] (born 1990), Ukrainian classical violinist | ||
=== Sport === | === Sport === | ||
], 2010]] | ], 2010]] | ||
*] (born 1995) boxer, bronze medallist at the ]. |
*] (born 1995) boxer, bronze medallist at the ]. | ||
*] (born 1977), Ukrainian heptathlete, banned after 2 doping offences | *] (born 1977), Ukrainian heptathlete, banned after 2 doping offences | ||
*] (born 1979) Russian boxer, silver medallist at the ] | *] (born 1979) Russian boxer, silver medallist at the ] | ||
*] (born 1983), a ] cyclist who rides for ] | *] (born 1983), a ] cyclist who rides for ] | ||
*] (born 2001), Russian international footballer who plays for ] | |||
*](born 1982), a Ukrainian swimmer with five Olympic medals, four being gold | |||
*] (born |
*] (born 1982), a Ukrainian swimmer with five Olympic medals, four being gold | ||
*] (born 1993) former figure skater, five-time Ukrainian national champion | |||
*] (born 1993), individual rhythmic gymnast, bronze medallist at the ] | *] (born 1993), individual rhythmic gymnast, bronze medallist at the ] | ||
*] (born 1977), individual rhythmic gymnast, gold medallist at the ] | *] (born 1977), individual rhythmic gymnast, gold medallist at the ] | ||
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* {{flagicon|HUN}} ], ] (2006) | * {{flagicon|HUN}} ], ] (2006) | ||
* {{flagicon|TUR}} ], ] (2007) | * {{flagicon|TUR}} ], ] (2007) | ||
* {{flagicon|TUR}} ], ] |
* {{flagicon|TUR}} ], ] | ||
* {{flagicon|RUS}} ], Russia (2008) | * {{flagicon|RUS}} ], Russia (2008) | ||
* {{flagicon|RUS}} Moscow, Russia (2008) | * {{flagicon|RUS}} Moscow, Russia (2008) | ||
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* {{flagicon|BUL}} ], Bulgaria (2008) | * {{flagicon|BUL}} ], Bulgaria (2008) | ||
* {{flagicon|RUS}} ], Russia (2016) | * {{flagicon|RUS}} ], Russia (2016) | ||
==Notes== | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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{{Wiktionary|Simferopol}} | |||
*{{wikivoyage-inline|Simferopol}} | |||
* Official website | * Official website | ||
* during ], at ] website. | * {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026132520/https://www.yadvashem.org/untoldstories/database/index.asp?cid=646 |date=26 October 2021 }} during ], at ] website. | ||
*{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Simferopol|short=x}} | *{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Simferopol|short=x}} | ||
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City in Crimea, Ukraine
Simferopol
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• National | Simferopol |
• ALA-LC | Simferopol′ |
• BGN/PCGN | Simferopol’ |
• Scholarly | Simferopol′ |
The railway station, Academic Drama Theater, Salgirka Park, Kebir-Jami, Trinity Cathedral, the State Medical University, Karl Marx Street | |
FlagCoat of arms | |
Nickname(s): Город пользы (in Russian) The City of Usefulness (translation) | |
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Coordinates: 44°57′7″N 34°6′8″E / 44.95194°N 34.10222°E / 44.95194; 34.10222 | |
Country | Ukraine (occupied by Russia) |
Autonomous republic | Crimea (de jure) |
Raion | Simferopol Raion (de jure) |
Federal subject | Crimea (de facto) |
Municipality | Simferopol Municipality (de facto) |
Founded | 15 century |
Boroughs |
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Government | |
• Head | Mikhail Afanasev (de facto) |
Area | |
• Total | 107 km (41 sq mi) |
Elevation | 350 m (1,150 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 332,317 |
• Density | 3,183.17/km (8,244.4/sq mi) |
Demonym | Simferopolitan |
Time zone | UTC+3 |
Postal code | 295000—295490 |
Area code | +7 3652 |
Licence plate | AK(UA) 82(Rus) |
Sister cities | Heidelberg, Kecskemét, Salem, Bursa, Eskişehir, Ruse, Nizhny Novgorod |
Website | simgov |
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 68/262 Founded in 1784 as Simferopol, a Russian city. The settlement was previously known by the Crimean Tatar name Aqmescit. |
Simferopol (/ˌsɪmfəˈroʊpəl/), also known as Aqmescit, is the second-largest city on the Crimean Peninsula. The city, along with the rest of Crimea, is internationally recognised as part of Ukraine, controlled by Russia, and is considered the capital of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
Since 2014 it has been under the de facto control of Russia, which annexed Crimea that year and regards Simferopol as the capital of the Republic of Crimea.
Simferopol is an important political, economic and transport hub of the peninsula, and serves as the administrative centre of both Simferopol Municipality and the surrounding Simferopol District. Its population was 332,317 (2014 Census).
After the 1784 annexation of the Crimean Khanate by the Russian Empire, the Russian empress decreed the foundation of a city named Simferopol on the location of the Crimean Tatar town of Aqmescit ("White Mosque").
Etymologies
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The name Simferopol (Ukrainian: Сімферо́поль [sʲimfeˈrɔpɔlʲ] ; Russian: Симферо́поль [sʲɪmfʲɪˈropəlʲ]) comes from the Greek Sympheropoli (Greek: Συμφερόπολη, romanized: Symferópoli, lit. 'city of common good'. The spelling Symferopil (Ukrainian: Симферопіль) is also used.
In Crimean Tatar, the name of the city is Aqmescit (or in Cyrillic, Акъмесджит, lit. 'The white mosque', from Aq "white", and mescit "mosque"). But aq does not refer to the colour of the mosque, but rather to its location in cosmology. The Turkic peoples give a colour designation to the cardinal points, and white is the west. Thus, the exact translation of the name of the town is "the Western Mosque."
In English, the name was often given as Akmechet or Ak-Mechet (e.g. in Encyclopædia Britannica). This was a transliteration from the Russian spelling of Crimean Tatar word Акмечет, Ак-Мечеть, where Mechet (Мечеть) is the Russian word for "mosque".
History
Early history
Archaeological evidence in the Chokurcha cave [ru; uk] shows the presence of ancient people living in the territory of modern Simferopol. The Scythian Neapolis, known by its Greek name, is also located in the city, which is the remnants of an ancient capital of the Crimean Scythians who lived in the territory from the 3rd century BC to the 4th century AD.
Later, the Crimean Tatars founded the town of Aqmescit. For some time, Aqmescit was the residence of the Qalğa-Sultan, the second most important position in the Crimean Khanate after the Khan himself. The area of the city once known as Aqmescit is today called Old Simferopol.
Russian Empire
In 1784 modern Ukrainian Simferopol was founded after the annexation of the Crimean Khanate to the Russian Empire by Catherine II of Russia. The name Simferopol is in Greek, Συμφερόπολις (Simferopolis) and literally means "the city of usefulness." The tradition of Greek place names in newly acquired southern territories began with the Greek Plan of Russian Empress Catherine the Great. In 1802, Simferopol became the administrative centre of the Taurida Governorate. During the Crimean War of 1854–1856, the Russian Imperial Army reserves and a hospital were stationed in the city. After the war, more than 30,000 Russian soldiers were buried in the city's vicinity.
20th-century wars
In the 20th century, Simferopol was once again affected by wars and conflicts in the region. At the end of the Russian Civil War, the headquarters of General Pyotr Wrangel, leader of the anti-Bolshevik White Army, were located there. On 13 November 1920, the Red Army captured the city and on 18 October 1921, Simferopol became the capital of the Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
During World War II, Simferopol was occupied by Nazi Germany from 1 November 1941 to 13 April 1944. Retreating NKVD police shot a number of prisoners on 31 October 1941 in the NKVD building and the city's prison. Germans perpetrated one of the largest war-time massacres in Simferopol, killing in total over 22,000 locals—mostly Jews, Russians, Krymchaks, and Romani. On one occasion, starting 9 December 1941, the Einsatzkommando 11b, which was under the command of Werner Braune, whose main unit and superior were Einsatzgruppe D and Otto Ohlendorf, respectively, command killed an estimated 14,300 Simferopol residents, mostly Jewish.
In April 1944 the Red Army liberated Simferopol. On 18 May 1944 the Crimean Tatar population of the city, along with the whole Crimean Tatar nation of Crimea, was forcibly deported to Central Asia as collective punishment for the perceived collaboration of Tatars with Nazi Germany.
Ukraine
On 26 April 1954, Simferopol, together with the rest of the Crimean Oblast, was transferred from the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic to the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic by Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev.
An asteroid, discovered in 1970 by Soviet astronomer Tamara Mikhailovna Smirnova, is named after the city (2141 Simferopol).
Following a referendum on 20 January 1991, the Crimean Oblast was upgraded to an Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic on 12 February 1991 by the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR. Simferopol became the capital of the Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Simferopol became the capital of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea within newly independent Ukraine. Today, the city has a population of 340,600 (2006) most of whom are ethnic Russians, with the rest being Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar minorities.
After the Crimean Tatars were allowed to return from exile in the 1990s, several new Crimean Tatar suburbs were constructed, as many more Tatars returned to the city compared to number exiled in 1944. Land ownership between the current residents and returning Crimean Tatars is a major area of conflict today with the Tatars requesting the return of lands seized after their deportation.
Russian annexation
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After Russia occupied and formally annexed Crimea on 18 March 2014, Simferopol was named the capital of a new federal subject of the Russian Federation encompassing the majority of the peninsula by decree of Russian president Vladimir Putin, with the exception of Sevastopol, which became a federal сity.
Prior to the seizure of the city by Russia, a mass protest was organised by the city's Crimean Tatars in support of Crimea remaining as part of Ukraine.
Geography
Location
Simferopol is located in the south-central Crimean Peninsula. The city lies on the Salhir River near the artificial Simferopol Reservoir, which provides the city with clean drinking water. The Simferopol Reservoir's earth dam is the biggest in Europe.
Climate
The city experiences a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa), near the boundary of the humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfa). The average temperature in January is 0.4 °C (32.7 °F) and 23 °C (73 °F) in July. The average rainfall is 501 millimetres (19.7 in) per year, and there is a total of 2,529 hours of sunshine per year.
Climate data for Simferopol (1991–2020, extremes 1886–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 20.8 (69.4) |
21.9 (71.4) |
28.7 (83.7) |
31.5 (88.7) |
34.2 (93.6) |
37.7 (99.9) |
39.3 (102.7) |
39.5 (103.1) |
37.2 (99.0) |
33.3 (91.9) |
28.0 (82.4) |
25.4 (77.7) |
39.5 (103.1) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) |
5.5 (41.9) |
10.2 (50.4) |
16.3 (61.3) |
21.9 (71.4) |
26.5 (79.7) |
29.8 (85.6) |
29.7 (85.5) |
24.0 (75.2) |
17.5 (63.5) |
11.1 (52.0) |
6.1 (43.0) |
16.9 (62.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.4 (32.7) |
1.1 (34.0) |
4.8 (40.6) |
10.2 (50.4) |
15.6 (60.1) |
20.2 (68.4) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.8 (73.0) |
17.6 (63.7) |
11.8 (53.2) |
6.4 (43.5) |
2.4 (36.3) |
11.4 (52.5) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.9 (26.8) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
0.4 (32.7) |
4.8 (40.6) |
9.9 (49.8) |
14.5 (58.1) |
17.0 (62.6) |
16.6 (61.9) |
12.1 (53.8) |
7.2 (45.0) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
6.6 (43.9) |
Record low °C (°F) | −26.0 (−14.8) |
−30.3 (−22.5) |
−18.4 (−1.1) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
0.7 (33.3) |
3.6 (38.5) |
3.8 (38.8) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
−21.7 (−7.1) |
−23.2 (−9.8) |
−30.3 (−22.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 42 (1.7) |
34 (1.3) |
36 (1.4) |
33 (1.3) |
40 (1.6) |
58 (2.3) |
39 (1.5) |
47 (1.9) |
40 (1.6) |
45 (1.8) |
44 (1.7) |
43 (1.7) |
501 (19.7) |
Average extreme snow depth cm (inches) | 1 (0.4) |
2 (0.8) |
1 (0.4) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.4) |
2 (0.8) |
Average rainy days | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 129 |
Average snowy days | 11 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 44 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 85 | 81 | 75 | 68 | 69 | 67 | 63 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 85 | 73 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 80.7 | 109.9 | 160.2 | 227.6 | 299.2 | 321.3 | 358.5 | 332.6 | 259.1 | 190.2 | 115.2 | 74.1 | 2,528.6 |
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Source 2: NOAA |
Politics and administrative divisions
See also: Simferopol municipalityAs the capital of Crimea, Simferopol houses its political structure including the Supreme Council of Crimea and the Council of Ministers. Simferopol is also the administrative centre of the Simferopol Raion (district), but is directly subordinate to the Crimean authorities rather than to the district authorities housed in the city itself.
The city of Simferopol is administratively divided into three urban districts (Zaliznychnyi, Kyivskyi and Tsentralnyi), four urban-type settlements (Ahrarne, Aeroflotskyi, Hresivskyi, Komsomolske) and the village of Bitumne.
Viktor Ageev became city mayor on 11 November 2010 and was then elected chairman of the Simferopol City Council on 29 September 2014.
Igor Lukashyov was installed as the head of Simferopol City administration (i.e. local executive) after Russia annexed the region in 2014. He served in this position until his dismissal on 9 November 2018.
Transportation
Simferopol has a major railway station, which serves millions of tourists each year. In December 2014 Ukraine cut the railway line to Crimea at the border with mainland Ukraine (Kherson Oblast). Currently, the station serves only a commuter (regional) passenger train and the Moscow – Simferopol train every day.
The city is also connected via the Simferopol International Airport, which was constructed in 1936. Zavodskoye Airport is situated southwest of Simferopol.
The city has several main bus stations, with routes towards many cities, including Sevastopol, Kerch, Yalta, and Yevpatoriya. The Crimean Trolleybus connects Simferopol to the city of Yalta on Crimean Black Sea coast. The line is the longest trolleybus line in the world with a total length of 86 kilometres (53 mi) (since 2014 again 96 kilometres (60 mi)).
The streets of Simferopol have a rare house numbering – the odd numbers are on the right side of the road, looking in the direction in which the numbers increase.
Demographics
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1897 | 49,078 | — |
1926 | 88,000 | +79.3% |
1939 | 142,634 | +62.1% |
1959 | 187,623 | +31.5% |
1970 | 249,053 | +32.7% |
1979 | 301,505 | +21.1% |
1989 | 343,565 | +14.0% |
2001 | 343,644 | +0.0% |
2014 | 332,317 | −3.3% |
2021 | 340,540 | +2.5% |
Source: Census data |
At the last census in 2014, the population of Simferopol was 332,317, the highest of any city in the Republic of Crimea and second only to Sevastopol within the Crimean peninsula.
Economy
When it existed, Crimea Air had its head office on the grounds of Simferopol Airport. A new 19-gate terminal for the airport finished construction in 2018. The terminal was designed in the shape of a wave by Samoo Architects & Engineers, after their successful bid as part of an international competition.
Industry
Simferopol is home to a number of industrial plants, including the following:
- Fiolent (two locations), producer of power tools and other electrical systems
- Simferopol chemical industry plants
- PO Foton
- SEM SElktroMash SELMZ
- Plastotekhnika and else plastics related
- Santekhprom SSTP
- PEK PromElektroKontakt and PromSchitKontakt, ChPO Sfera IzmertelnPribor, SELTZ ElectroTechnical Plant
- Pnevmatika, other pneumatics tires etc. related industry
- Monolit SMZKon, TsSI Tavrida SKMKZ, Slava Truda SCMNG, SiMZ Motor Plants
- Chornomornaftogaz
- Digital Valley (Tsifrovaya Dolina): silicon industry, computers, wafers and microelectronics, it, other related. It will located (most likely) near the airport for convenience.
Education
The largest collection of higher education institutions in Crimea is located in Simferopol. Among them is the largest university in Simferopol and Crimea, the Taurida V.Vernadsky National University, which was founded in 1917. Crimea State Medical University named after S. I. Georgievsky, also located in Simferopol, is one of the most prominent medical schools of Ukraine. The Crimean Medical University is situated on the plot, where in 1855 a nursery garden was planted by the founder of the Nikita Botanical Gardens Ch.Ch.Steven (1781–1863). In 1863–66 a school for girls was built here and in 1931 a medical institute was opened. On the same plot P.Krzhizhanovsky built a three-storey hostel for medical students after the design in 1934. The building with clear geometric masses was completed in 1938. A new federal university campus was opened 4 August 2014.
Sports
Simferopol is home to the football club FC TSK Simferopol which plays in the Crimean Premier League. It was formed as a Russian club in 2014, following the 2014 Crimean Conflict, to replace the Ukrainian club Tavriya Simferopol which had been the first winners of the Ukraine Premier League, and also won the Ukrainian Cup in 2010.
Houses of worship
Notable people
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- Max Alpert (1899–1980) a Soviet photographer, front-line work during WWII
- Andrei Abrikosov (1906–1973) a Soviet stage and film actor.
- Reşat Amet (1975–2014) a Crimean Tatar activist
- Denis Bouriakov (born 1981), principal flautist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Rachel Devirys (1890–1983) French film actress, starred in some 50 films from 1916 to 1956.
- Nadia Volodymyrivna Dorofeeva, professionally known as Dorofeeva (born 1990), female vocalist of the pop duo Vremya i Steklo
- Roman Filippov (1936–1992) a Soviet theatre and film actor
- Viktor Grebennikov (1927–2001) scientist, naturalist, entomologist and paranormal researcher
- Adolph Joffe (1883–1927) Communist revolutionary, Bolshevik politician and Soviet diplomat
- Sergey Karjakin (born 1990), Chess prodigy and grandmaster at age 12 years, 7 months
- Pavlo Kazarin (born 1983), Ukrainian journalist
- Olexandr Kolchenko (born 1989) a Ukrainian left-wing anarchist, ecologist and archaeologist
- Oleg Kotov (born 1965), Air Force colonel, 15 Soyuz flight commander and flight engineer
- Andrey Kozenko (born 1981), a Russian and former Ukrainian statesman and politician.
- Nicolai Ivanovich Kravchenko (1867–1941) a Russian battle painter, journalist and writer.
- Anna Kuliscioff (1857–1925) Russian born Italian feminist, anarchist and Marxist socialist militant.
- Zara Levina (1906–1976) a Soviet pianist and composer.
- Saint Luke of Simferopol (1877–1961), born Valentin Felixovich Voino-Yasenetsky, Russian surgeon and Archbishop of Simferopol
- Musa Mamut (1931–1978) a deported Crimean Tatar who immolated himself in Crimea
- Yuri Manin (1937–2023) a Russian specialist in algebraic & diophantine geometry
- Alisa Melekhina (born 1991), chess master, attorney and classically trained ballerina
- Sergey Mergelyan (1928–2008), a Soviet Armenian mathematician and scientist
- Gennady Samokhin (born 1971) a Crimean speleologist, holds the depth world record of cave diving
- Ilya Selvinsky (1899–1968) was a Soviet Jewish poet, dramatist, memoirist and essayist
- Oleg Sentsov (born 1976) a Ukrainian filmmaker, writer and activist from Crimea.
- Valery Sigalevitch (born 1950), a Russian classical concert pianist, lives in La Rochelle.
- Bob Sredersas (1910–1982) a Lithuanian-Australian art collector.
- Alexei Stepanov (1858–1923), a Russian genre painter, illustrator and art teacher.
- Evhen Tsybulenko (born 1972), Estonian professor of international law
- Georges Vitaly (1917–2007), French actor, theatre director and theatre manager.
- Evgenii Wulff (1885–1941) a Crimean Russian Soviet biologist, botanist and plant geographer.
- Diana Tishchenko (born 1990), Ukrainian classical violinist
Sport
- Gleb Bakshi (born 1995) boxer, bronze medallist at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
- Lyudmila Blonska (born 1977), Ukrainian heptathlete, banned after 2 doping offences
- Serhiy Dotsenko (born 1979) Russian boxer, silver medallist at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Andriy Hryvko (born 1983), a Ukrainian cyclist who rides for Astana
- Daniil Khlusevich (born 2001), Russian international footballer who plays for Spartak Moscow
- Yana Klochkova (born 1982), a Ukrainian swimmer with five Olympic medals, four being gold
- Natalia Popova (born 1993) former figure skater, five-time Ukrainian national champion
- Hanna Rizatdinova (born 1993), individual rhythmic gymnast, bronze medallist at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Kateryna Serebrianska (born 1977), individual rhythmic gymnast, gold medallist at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Oleksandr Usyk (born 1987), heavyweight boxer, gold medallist at the 2012 Summer Olympics
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Simferopol is currently twinned with:
- Salem, Oregon, United States (1986)
- Heidelberg, Germany (1991)
- Kecskemét, Hungary (2006)
- Tepebaşı, Turkey (2007)
- Bursa, Turkey
- Irkutsk, Russia (2008)
- Moscow, Russia (2008)
- Novocherkassk, Russia (2008)
- Omsk, Russia (2008)
- Ruse, Bulgaria (2008)
- Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (2016)
Notes
- See § Etymologies for other names
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External links
- Simferopol Government Official website
- The murder of the Jews of Simferopol Archived 26 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.
- "Simferopol" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.
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