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Local Culture and Geography

Simferopol, Ukraine is located in the Crimean Peninsula in the southern most part of Ukraine. It is a city of 344,000 and a hub for the region's business and transportation. Simferopol was once the center of the Crimean Scythian tribes. On Simferopol's outskirts there are many archaeological remains. The city, then called Neopolis, thrived from around the 2nd Century B.C. to the 4th Century A.D. Formally, it is known as the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.

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View of the Black Sea


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Downtown Simferopol

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Simferopol's Train Station


Map of Ukraine

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Map of Crimea

English Sites
Simferopol wikipedia entry
Background information on and pictures of Simferopol
Travel Guide on Simferopol
Pictures of Simferopol and Crimean peninsula

Russian Sites
Pictures and general info.
Comprehensive website about Simferopol
Simferopol Tram Map

Posted by Aleksander R Schilbach on February 21, 2008 01:19 PM |

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