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The Crimean Peninsula is a peninsula in the north of the Black Sea, in Eastern Europe.
The name also refers to:
Political entities
- Autonomous Republic of Crimea, an autonomous part of Ukraine, territory now controlled by Russia. Not including Sevastopol.
- Republic of Crimea, the same territory after its disputed annexation by Russia. Not including Sevastopol.
- Republic of Crimea (country), the same territory during its short-lived status as an unrecognized independent country in March 2014
Historical
- Roman Crimea, the area of the peninsula under the control of the Roman and later Byzantine empires
- Crimean Khanate 1441–1783
- Taurida Governorate 1802–1917, a governorate of the Russian empire (Taurida is the Ancient Greek name for Crimea)
- Crimean People's Republic 1917–1918
- Taurida Soviet Socialist Republic 1918
- Crimean Regional Government 1918–1919
- Crimean Socialist Soviet Republic 1919
- Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic 1921–1945, 1991–1992
- Crimean Oblast 1945–1991
Other uses
- Crimea, Louisiana, an unincorporated community, United States
- 1140 Crimea, a main-belt asteroid
- Crimea Air. a defunct airline
- Crimean War
- Crimea, a fictional country in the video games Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance and Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
See also
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