Crimea

The Crimea (officially Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Russian transliteration: Avtonomnaya Respublika Krym, Russian: ?????????? ?????????? ????, Ukrainian: ????????? ?????????? ????, , pronounced cry-MEE-ah in English) is a peninsula and an autonomous republic of Ukraine on the northern coast of the Black Sea.

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Russian - Transliteration - Ukrainian - Peninsula - Autonomous republic - Ukraine - Black Sea

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The name is derived from the original Crimean Tatar name Q?r?m, via the Russian: ???? (Krym).

Related Topics:
Crimean Tatar - Russian

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It was called Tauric or Scythian Chersonese (Chersonesus Taurica or Scythica) by the ancient Greeks.

Related Topics:
Chersonese - Ancient Greeks

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It is home to the Crimean Tatars, who make up 13% of the population.

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