Gurzuf
Gurzuf
Гурзуф | |
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  Gurzuf Location of Hurzuf within Crimea  Gurzuf Location of Hurzuf within the Black Sea | |
| Coordinates:44°33′10″N34°17′15″E/ 44.55278°N 34.28750°E | |
| Republic | Crimea |
| Municipality | Yalta Municipality |
| Elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 8,933 |
| Time zone | UTC+3(MSK) |
| Postal code | 98640 — 98643 |
| Area code | +7-654 |
| Former names | Gorsovium, Gorzubiti |
| Climate | Cfa |
GurzuforHurzuf(Ukrainian:Гурзуф,‹See Tfd›Russian:Гурзу́ф,Crimean Tatar:Gurzuf,Greek:Γορζουβίται) is a resort town (urban-type settlement) inYalta Municipalityof theAutonomous Republic of Crimea,a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of Ukraine but incorporated by Russia as theRepublic of Crimea.Population:8,933 (2014 Census).[1]
It is located on the northern coast of theBlack Sea.It is the site of a 6th-century fortress built byJustinian Iand called byProcopiusthe fortress of the Gorzoubitai. The fortress was later restored by the Genoese who called the place Garzuni, Grasni, and Gorzanium, and appointed it the seat of a chief magistrate.[2]It was a formerCrimean Tatarvillage, now a part of GreaterYalta.Alexander Pushkinvisited Gurzuf in 1820 and ballet masterMarius Petipadied here. TheInternational Children's Center Artek(formerly the All-UnionYoung Pioneer campArtek) is situated just behind MountAyu-Dag(Bear Mountain). TheWorld Organization of the Scout Movement'sEurasian Regionis headquartered in the town.
Between Gurzuf and MountAyu-Dagis CapeSuuksu.At the top of the Cape is a tower, a medieval cemetery, and a small monument to Pushkin.
Name
[edit]The origin of the name is not reliably established. Some researchers believe that it comes from the Latin Ursus "bear", as the "Bear Mountain" (Ayu-Dag) is located near the town. Others believe that the name Horzuv, Horzuvaty has Taurian or Gotho-Alan roots and decipher it as "gor dzakkh" - mountain valley, valley among the mountains.[3]Gradually, the place name "Gorzuvyti" was transformed into Kursaity, Gorzovium, Yurzuf, and Gurzuf.
People from Gurzuf
[edit]- Cengiz Dağcı(1919–2011), Crimean Tatar novelist and poet
- Mansur Mazinov(1906–1983), Soviet air force officer, the first Crimean Tatar pilot
- Natalia Popovych(born 1968), Ukrainian politician
Gallery
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View of Gurzuf -
"Goddess of Night" fountain in Gurzuf -
Statue -
Statue -
"Pier in Gurzuf"byKonstantin Korovin,1914 -
Gurzuf in the fall
References
[edit]- ^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.RetrievedJanuary 4,2016.
- ^John Buchan Telfer.The Crimea and Transcaucasia.Forgotten Books, 2012. p.68.
- ^"История Гурзуфа".krim.biz.ua.Retrieved2023-04-04.
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