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    Sevastopol (/ ˌsɛvəˈstoʊpəl, səˈvæstəpoʊl /), [a] sometimes written Sebastopol, is the largest city in Crimea and a major port on the Black Sea. Due to its strategic location and the navigability of the city's harbours, Sevastopol has been an important port and naval base throughout its history.

  2. Aug 25, 2024 · Sevastopol, city and seaport, Crimea, southern Ukraine, in the southwestern Crimean Peninsula on the southern shore of the long, narrow Akhtiarska Bay, which forms a magnificent natural harbour. West of the modern town stood the ancient Greek colony of Chersonesus, founded in 421 bce.

  3. Sevastopol (Russian: Севастополь), also known as Sebastopol, is an important and historical port on the Black Sea in Crimea. It is also a popular seaside resort and tourist destination, mainly for visitors from the Commonwealth of Independent States countries.

  4. www.wikiwand.com › en › articlesSevastopol - Wikiwand

    Sevastopol (/ ˌsɛvəˈstoʊpəl, səˈvæstəpoʊl /), sometimes written Sebastopol, is the largest city in Crimea and a major port on the Black Sea. Due to its strategic location and the navigability of the city's harbours, Sevastopol has been an important port and naval base throughout its history.

  5. Sevastopol or Sevastopil [Севастополь or Севастопіль; Sevastopol' or Sevastopil'], in English, commonly called Sebastopol. See Google Map, see EU map: IX-14. The largest city in the Crimea (2021 pop 429,922) and a deep water port on the Black Sea.

  6. www.encyclopedia.com › cis-and-baltic-political-geography › sevastopolSevastopol - Encyclopedia.com

    May 14, 2018 · Sevastopol (Sebastopol) Black Sea port on the sw of the Crimean Peninsula, Ukraine. Founded in 1783 by Catherine II, it was fortified in 1804. Sevastopol became home to the Russian Black Sea fleet and was the major strategic objective of the Crimean War, besieged from October 1854 to September 1855.

  7. Sep 23, 2023 · Russia says Ukraine has launched another missile attack on Sevastopol on the occupied Crimean Peninsula. The strike on Saturday came a day after an attack on the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet left a serviceman missing and the main building smoldering.

  8. Sep 13, 2023 · The attack in the port city of Sevastopol, which serves as the main base for Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, took place as Moscow offensives killed at least three civilians and injured 14 across Ukraine, the president’s office said.

  9. Mar 8, 2011 · Walking around Sevastopol almost one year on, the Russian tricolour flies proudly from Navy buildings and private apartments, while the yellow and blue of Ukraine flutters over the city hall.

  10. Sep 22, 2023 · Sevastopol Gov. Mikhail Razvozhayev said on Wednesday that Russian air defenses shot down several Ukrainian missiles over the Black Sea and near the Belbek air base. Sevastopol is where the Russian Black Sea Fleet is headquartered