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Alushta

Coordinates: 44°40′2″N 34°23′52″E / 44.66722°N 34.39778°E / 44.66722; 34.39778
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Alushta
  • Алушта
  • Aluşta
City
Flag of Alushta
Flag
Coat of arms of Alushta
Coat of arms
Alushta is located in Crimea
Alushta
Alushta
Location of Alushta within Crimea
Alushta is located in Ukraine
Alushta
Alushta
Alushta (Ukraine)
Alushta is located in Russia
Alushta
Alushta
Alushta (Russia)
Coordinates: 44°40′2″N 34°23′52″E / 44.66722°N 34.39778°E / 44.66722; 34.39778
RepublicCrimea
MunicipalityAlushta Municipality
Area
 • Total
6.983 km2 (2.696 sq mi)
Elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total
29,078
 • Density4,200/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (MSK)
Postal code
298500 — 298519 (Russia)
Area code+7-36560
Former nameAluston ('till the 15th century)
ClimateCfa
Websitealushta.rk.gov.ru
Map

Alushta (Ukrainian and Russian: Алушта; Crimean Tatar: Aluşta; Greek: Ἄλουστον) is a city of regional significance on the southern coast of the Crimean peninsula which is within the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, a region internationally recognised as territory of Ukraine, but occupied by the Russian Federation and incorporated as the Republic of Crimea. It is located along the Black Sea coast on the road from Gurzuf to Sudak, as well as on the Crimean Trolleybus line. Population: 29,078 (2014 Census).[1]

The area is notable for its arid, rocky terrain due to its proximity to the Crimean mountains. During Byzantine times, the town was called Alouston (Ἄλουστον) meaning "Unwashed".[2] Vestiges survive of a Byzantine defensive tower from a fortress from which the town's name was derived, as well as a 15th-century Genoese fortress. During Genoese rule, the name was modified to Lusta. Adam Mickiewicz dedicated two of his Crimean Sonnets to Alushta.

It is also the home of Seyit the Wolf in the Turkish drama, Kurt Seyit ve Sura.

In 1910, 544 Jews lived in Alushta, comprising 13% of the town's population. By 1939, they made up only 2.3% of the town's overall population, numbering 251 individuals. On 4 November 1941, the Germans occupied the town. On 24 November 1941, a unit of Sonderkommando 10b murdered 30 Jews by shooting along with captured communists and partisans. In early December 1941, about 250 Jews from Alushta were shot to death by Sonderkommando 11b in the park of Trade Union Sanatorium No. 7, which is today part of the local center for children and creativity.[3]

Geography

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Climate

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Alushta has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfa) that closely borders on a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa).

Climate data for Alushta (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 6.8
(44.2) 		6.7
(44.1) 		9.2
(48.6) 		13.9
(57.0) 		19.6
(67.3) 		24.6
(76.3) 		28.0
(82.4) 		27.9
(82.2) 		23.3
(73.9) 		17.7
(63.9) 		12.2
(54.0) 		8.4
(47.1) 		16.5
(61.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 3.6
(38.5) 		3.1
(37.6) 		5.4
(41.7) 		10.1
(50.2) 		15.3
(59.5) 		20.2
(68.4) 		23.4
(74.1) 		23.4
(74.1) 		18.5
(65.3) 		13.2
(55.8) 		8.2
(46.8) 		5.0
(41.0) 		12.5
(54.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 0.8
(33.4) 		0.1
(32.2) 		2.2
(36.0) 		6.7
(44.1) 		11.3
(52.3) 		15.9
(60.6) 		19.0
(66.2) 		18.5
(65.3) 		14.0
(57.2) 		9.3
(48.7) 		4.8
(40.6) 		2.1
(35.8) 		8.7
(47.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 46.9
(1.85) 		42.5
(1.67) 		37.9
(1.49) 		29.5
(1.16) 		24.3
(0.96) 		39.4
(1.55) 		32.4
(1.28) 		41.4
(1.63) 		34.2
(1.35) 		38.0
(1.50) 		44.4
(1.75) 		52.6
(2.07) 		463.5
(18.25)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 8.0 7.1 6.8 5.6 5.7 5.7 4.1 4.3 4.2 4.9 7.0 8.2 71.6
Average relative humidity (%) 78.7 77.5 77.1 77.1 74.7 71.3 65.5 64.7 70.0 75.6 78.9 78.5 74.1
Source: World Meteorological Organization[4]

Demographics

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Ethnic composition according to the Ukrainian national census in 2001:

Ethnic groups in Alushta
percent
Russians
 
 57.09%
Ukrainians
 
 32.96%
Crimean Tatars
 
 5.90%
Belarusians
 
 1.42%
Armenians
 
 0.43%
Moldovans
 
 0.20%
Azerbaijanis
 
 0.20%
Tatars
 
 0.18%
Poles
 
 0.16%
Ashkenazi Jews
 
 0.14%

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International relations

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Ukraine

Twin towns — Sister cities

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Alushta is twinned with:

Notable people

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  • 15th century Genoese tower in Alushta
    15th century Genoese tower in Alushta
  • Villa "Otrada" (Stakheev's dacha)
    Villa "Otrada" (Stakheev's dacha)
  • Downtown Alushta
    Downtown Alushta
  • Park Alushti
    Park Alushti
  • Park Alushti
    Park Alushti
  • Alushta Beach
    Alushta Beach
  • In Alushta. Season-2014
    In Alushta. Season-2014
  • Alushta winery
    Alushta winery
  • St. Theodore Church
    St. Theodore Church
  • Main square
    Main square
  • Panorama of Alushta in the 1850s, by Carlo Bossoli
    Panorama of Alushta in the 1850s, by Carlo Bossoli
  • Quay
    Quay
  • Remains of Aluston fortress
    Remains of Aluston fortress
  • Alushta Beach. July 2014
    Alushta Beach. July 2014
  • Quay. 2014
    Quay. 2014
  • On the way. 2015
    On the way. 2015
  • Cinema "Storm"
    Cinema "Storm"
  • Memorial sign in honor of the Crimean partisans in Alushta
    Memorial sign in honor of the Crimean partisans in Alushta
  • Alushta City Council building
    Alushta City Council building
  • one of the symbols of Alushta
    one of the symbols of Alushta
  • Aluston fortress (IV-VI centuries). In exchange. Crimea. June
  • Soviet war monument in Alushta
  • Kenesa in Alushta
  • Kenesa in Alushta
Panorama of the city

References

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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Alushta.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alushta.
  1. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2014). "Таблица 1.3. Численность населения Крымского федерального округа, городских округов, муниципальных районов, городских и сельских поселений" [Table 1.3. Population of Crimean Federal District, Its Urban Okrugs, Municipal Districts, Urban and Rural Settlements]. Федеральное статистическое наблюдение «Перепись населения в Крымском федеральном округе». ("Population Census in Crimean Federal District" Federal Statistical Examination) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  2. ^ Variants are Ἄλουστος (masc.), Ἀλοῦστον (neu.), Ἀλούστα (fem.) The feminine form, Alusta, is consistent with application to a city rather than a fortress. The anhydrous climate likely gave rise to a satirical, anthropomorphic appellation of “unwashed” to the place from resident(s). Χαραλαμπάκης, Παντελής. “Σκέψεισγια δυο Μεσαιωνικα Τοπωνυμια της Κριμαιαs, (Αλουστου, Παρθενιται)” [Reflections on two medieval names of Crimea (Aloustou, Parthenitai], Βυζαντινά Σύμμεικτα 23 (2013): 201–216; esp. 203, note 7.
  3. ^ The murder of the Jews of Alushta during World War II, at Yad Vashem website
  4. ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1981–2010". World Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Національний склад міст".
  6. ^ "Sadraudzības pilsētas". jurmala.lv. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2014. (in Latvian and English)


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