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Crimea or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea (Крим, Автономна Республіка Крим, Avtonomna Respublika Krym; Крым, Автономная Республика Крым, Avtonomnaya Respublika Krym; Qırım, Qırım Muhtar Cumhuriyeti) is an autonomous republic of Ukraine on the northern coast of the Black Sea occupying a peninsula of the same name.
The territory of Crimea was conquered and controlled many times throughout its history. The Cimmerians, Greeks, Iranians, Goths, Huns, Bulgars, Khazars, the state of Kievan Rus', Byzantine Greeks, Kipchaks, and the Mongols all controlled Crimea in its early history. In the 13th century it was partly controlled by the Venetians and by the Genoese; these were followed by the Crimean Khanate and Ottoman Empire in the 15th–18th centuries, the Russian Empire in the 18th–20th centuries, the Russian SFSR and later Ukrainian SSR within Soviet Union in the rest of 20th century, Germany in World War II, and now, the independent Ukrainian state.
The total area of the republic is 26,200 km². As of 2007, Crimea has a population of 1,973,185 inhabitants. The capital of Crimea is the city of Simferopol.
Crimea is the homeland for the Crimean Tatars, an ethnic minority who now make up about 13% of the population. The Crimean Tatars were forcibly expelled to Central Asia by Joseph Stalin's government, but have begun returning to their homeland in recent years. (...) more....
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News about Crimea from the twitter community...

"Armenians of Ukraine: yesterday, today and tomorrow’ conference to be held in Crimea http://tinyurl.com/l5spxj
2009-06-10

@mystoandpizzi Beach Bar will be on Kazantip. Crimea, Popovka. Big Festival in Ukraine.
2009-06-09
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