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___ Satellite View and Map of Crimea (Крым), Ukraine |
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About CrimeaSatellite view is showing Crimea, a peninsula south of Ukraine's mainland in the northern part of the Black Sea, in north east Crimea borders the Sea of Azov. With an area of 26,000 km², the island is slightly smaller than Albania or slightly larger than the U.S. state of West Virginia. 2 million people live on Crimea, of which about 60 % are Russians, 25% Ukrainians and 12.1% Crimean Tatars. Spoken languages are Russian and Ukrainian.The city of Simferopol is the administrative center of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea in Ukraine, located in the south-central part of the Crimean peninsula. Image: Andre Bardano In recent times Crimea attracts international attention, because Russian armed forces seized Crimea for "strictly humanitarian reasons". On Monday 11th March 2014, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree recognizing breakaway Crimea as a "sovereign and independent state", one day after it overwhelmingly approved a referendum to secede from Ukraine. The map shows Crimea with expressways, main roads and streets, as well as the location of Crimea International Airport (IATA code: SIP) northwest of the city of Simferopol. To find a location use the form below. |
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