Bakhchysarai

Bakhchysarai

*Bağçasaray* (Crimean Tatar)
Бахчисарай (Ukrainian)
Bakhchysarai Bağçasaray (Crimean Tatar); Бахчисарай (Ukrainian);
City
	The Palace of the Crimean Khans in the Bakhchysarai Palace complex
	Coat of arms
	Bakhchysarai Location of Bakhchysarai on a map of Crimea.
	Coordinates: 44°45′10″N 33°51′39″E / 44.75278°N 33.86083°E
Country	Territory of Ukraine, occupied by Russia
Autonomous Republic	Crimea
District	Bakhchysarai Raion
Founded	1532
Founded by	Sahib I Giray
Elevation	300 m (1,000 ft)
Population (2014)
• Total	27,448
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)
Postal code	298400 — 298408
Area code	+7-36554
Climate	Cfa

Bakhchysarai (Ukrainian: Бахчисарай; Crimean Tatar: Багъчасарай, romanized: Bağçasaray; Russian: Бахчисарай, romanized: Bakhchisaray; Turkish: Bahçesaray) is a town in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Bakhchysarai Raion (district), as well as the former capital of the Crimean Khanate. Its main landmark is Hansaray, the only extant palace of the Crimean Khans, currently open to tourists as a museum. Population: 27,448 (2014 Census).^[3]

Since the beginning of the Russo-Ukrainian War in 2014, it has been occupied by the Russian Federation.

^ This place is located on the Crimean peninsula, which is internationally recognized as part of Ukraine, but since 2014 under Russian occupation. According to the administrative-territorial division of Ukraine, there are the Ukrainian divisions (the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city with special status of Sevastopol) located on the peninsula. Russia claims these as federal subjects of the Russian Federation (the Republic of Crimea and the federal city of Sevastopol).
^ "Bakhchisaray - Bakhchisaray Khan Palace". Archived from the original on 2012-10-29. Retrieved 2012-12-11.
^ 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.