Alushta, Crimea Region, Ukraine


🇺🇦 Alushta (Алушта; Aluşta; Ἄλουστον) is a city of regional significance on the southern coast of the Crimean peninsula which is within the Republic of Crimea, an internationally recognised de jure part of Ukraine, but since 2014 a de facto federal subject of the Russian Federation. It is located along the Black Sea coast on the road from Gurzuf to Sudak, as well as on the Crimean Trolleybus line.

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". 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 centre for children and creativity.

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Alushta has a population of over 29,078 people. Alushta also forms part of the wider Crimea Region which has a population of over 1,913,731 people. Alushta is situated near Sevastopol.

Twin Towns, Sister Cities Alushta has links with:

🇫🇮 Äänekoski, Finland 🇷🇺 Angarsk, Russia, until 2022 🇮🇹 Capri, Italy 🇫🇷 Cassis, France 🇷🇺 Dubna, Russia, until 2022 🇺🇦 Feodosia, Ukraine 🇷🇺 Georgiyevsk, Russia, until 2022 🇱🇻 Jūrmala, Latvia 🇺🇦 Krasnodon, Ukraine 🇷🇺 Ladushkin, Russia, until 2022 🇷🇺 Nerekhta, Russia, until 2022 🇭🇺 Pesterzsébet, Hungary 🇺🇸 Santa Cruz, USA 🇧🇬 Sozopol, Bulgaria 🇷🇺 Tambov, Russia, until 2022
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Antipodal to Alushta is: -145.617,-44.667

Locations Near: Alushta 34.3833,44.6667

🇺🇦 Yalta 34.157,44.502 d: 25.6  

🇺🇦 Simferopol 34.102,44.951 d: 38.6  

🇺🇦 Bakhchysarai 33.862,44.758 d: 42.4  

🇺🇦 Sevastopol 33.527,44.605 d: 68.1  

🇺🇦 Saky 33.604,45.14 d: 80.8  

🇺🇦 Dzhankoi 34.383,45.7 d: 114.9  

🇺🇦 Feodosiya 35.379,45.049 d: 89.3  

🇺🇦 Feodosia 35.379,45.049 d: 89.3  

🇺🇦 Feodosiia 35.399,45.022 d: 89.3  

🇺🇦 Yevpatoriya 33.367,45.183 d: 98.5  

Antipodal to: Alushta -145.617,-44.667

🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16976  

🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 16248.6  

🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 15890.1  

🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 15789.6  

🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12790.7  

🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12661.6  

🇺🇸 Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 12642.5  

🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12642.8  

🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 12641.6  

🇺🇸 Honolulu -157.85,21.3 d: 12575.3  

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