Gaspra

Gaspra
Гаспра
Haspra
Flag of Gaspra
Coat of arms of Gaspra
Gaspra is located in Crimea
Gaspra
Gaspra
Location of Gaspra within the Crimea
Coordinates: 44°26′10″N 34°6′38″E / 44.43611°N 34.11056°E / 44.43611; 34.11056
Country Ukraine (occupied by Russia)
Autonomous republicCrimea (de jure)
RaionYalta Raion (de jure)
Federal subjectCrimea (de facto)
MunicipalityYalta Municipality (de facto)
Elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total10,310
Time zoneUTC+4 (MSK)
Postal code
98660 — 98669
Area code+380-654
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Gaspra (Ukrainian: Гаспра; Russian: Гаспра; Crimean Tatar: Gaspra; from Greek ἄσπρα áspra, 'white'), officially transliterated Haspra, is a spa town, an urban-type settlement in Yalta Municipality in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. It is located on the Black Sea coast, west of Yalta, and is a popular holiday resort. Population: 10,310 (2014 Census).[1]

Leo Tolstoy lived in Gaspra in 1901 and 1902.[citation needed] Nearby are the Swallow's Nest, a modern castle and Charax, Crimea a Roman fort.

The asteroid 951 Gaspra is named after the town.

  1. ^ 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.

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