Crimea (disambiguation): Difference between revisions

Content deleted Content added

Inline

Revision as of 17:55, 26 May 2024

Crimea, or the Crimean Peninsula, historically also known as the Tauric Chersonese (Tauric Peninsula, Tauric, Taurica, or Tauris), is a major peninsula in the north of the Black Sea.

Crimea may refer to:

Places

Crimean Peninsula

Republic of Crimea

Republic of Crimea (1992–1995), the government of Crimea after the dissolution of the Soviet Union
Autonomous Republic of Crimea, within Ukraine, annexed by Russia in 2014
Republic of Crimea (country), a short-lived country existing in March 2014
Republic of Crimea (Russia) (2014–present), a federal subject of Russia

Historical

Roman Crimea (47 BCE – c. 340 CE)
Crimean Khanate (1441–1783)
Taurida Governorate (1802–1917), in the Russian Empire
During the Russian Civil War:
- Crimean People's Republic, a short-lived secular Muslim state (December 1917–January 1918)
- Taurida Soviet Socialist Republic (1918)
- Crimean Regional Government (1918–1919)
Crimean Socialist Soviet Republic (1919)
Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1921–1945), in the RSFSR
Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1921–1945), within the Russian SFSR, in the Soviet Union; see Crimea in the Soviet Union
Crimea-Taurida, part of the Reichskommissariat Ukraine when Nazi Germany occupied the country in WWII
Crimean Oblast (1945–1991) within the Soviet Union
Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1991–1992), within the Ukrainian SSR, in the Soviet Union
Crimean Federal District (2014–2016), a federal district of Russia

Elsewhere

Crimea, Louisiana, an unincorporated community in Tensas Parish, Louisiana, United States
Crimea, Virginia, an unincorporated community in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, United States
Crimea, Queensland, a locality in Australia
1140 Crimea, a main-belt asteroid
Crimea Pass, a mountain pass in north Wales

Other uses

Crimea, a fictional country in the video games Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance and Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
Crimea Air, a defunct airline
History of Crimea, the recorded history of the Crimean Peninsula, begins around the 5th century BC when several Greek colonies were established along its coast
Crimea: The Dawn of Modern Warfare, a 1975 board wargame that simulates the Crimean War 1853–1856
Crimea (WWII game), a 1977 board wargame that simulates the Crimean Campaign during WWII

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-{{incoming links|date=May 2024}}
 {{Wiktionary|Crimea}}
 '''[[Crimea]]''', or the Crimean Peninsula, historically also known as the ''Tauric Chersonese'' (Tauric Peninsula, Tauric, Taurica, or Tauris), is a major peninsula in the north of the Black Sea.