Inkerman

Inkerman
Инкерман
Інкерман
İnkerman
The urban areas on the west bank of the Tschorna, has been converted into rural settlements.
The urban areas on the west bank of the Tschorna, has been converted into rural settlements.
Flag of Inkerman
Coat of arms of Inkerman
Inkerman is located in Crimea
Inkerman
Inkerman
Location of Inkerman within Crimea
Coordinates: 44°36′0″N 33°36′0″E / 44.60000°N 33.60000°E / 44.60000; 33.60000
CountryDisputed:
Autonomous RepublicCrimea (de jure)
RaionBakhchysarai Raion (de jure)
Federal subjectSevastopol (de facto)
Elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total10,348
Time zoneUTC+4 (MSK)
Postal code
299703 — 299709
Area code8692
Former namesKalamita (until 1475), Belokamensk (1976 — 1991)
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Inkerman (Russian: Инкерман, Ukrainian: Інкерман, Crimean Tatar: İnkerman) is a city in the Crimean peninsula. It is de facto within the federal city of Sevastopol within the Russian Federation, but de jure within the Autonomous Republic of Crimea within Ukraine. It lies 5 kilometres (3 miles) east of Sevastopol, at the mouth of the Chernaya River which flows into Sevastopol Inlet (also called the North Inlet). Administratively, Inkerman was subordinate to the municipality of Sevastopol, but since September 2023 it de jure became a part of Bakhchysarai Raion of AR Crimea.[1] Population: 10,348 (2014 Census).[2]

The name Inkerman is said to mean 'cave fortress' in Turkish.[3] During the Soviet era, the area was known between 1976 and 1991 as Bilokamiansk (Ukrainian: Білокам'янськ) or Belokamensk (Russian: Белокаменск), which literally means 'white stone city', in reference to the soft white stone quarried in the area and commonly used for construction. In 1991 the Ukrainian authorities restored the pre-1976 name.

  1. ^ "Про внесення змін до деяких законодавчих актів України щодо вирішення окремих питань адміністративно-територіального устрою Автономної Республіки Крим". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). 2023-08-23. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Compare: Turkish in 'cave, burrow'; Turkish kermen 'fortress'.

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