Koktebel
Koktebel
Коктебель Köktöbel | |
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UTC+4 (MSK) | |
| Postal code | 298186 |
| Area code | +7 36562 |
| Former name | Planerskoye (1945 - 1991) |
| Climate | Cfa |
Koktebel (
2014 Census).[1]
History
It is best known for its literary associations. The
Kiev
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The name Köktöbel is of Turkic origin: in Crimean Tatar it means “Land of the blue hills” (from kök, “sky blue”, and töbe, “hill” or “mountain”, composed with the collective suffix -el).
After the
heavier-than-air flight
by Russian pioneer aviators. The local airfield is still known as Planerskoye.
The 2003 film of the same name by Boris Khlebnikov and Aleksei Popogrebsky follows the journey of a father and son as they try to reach Koktebel from Moscow.
Koktebel was known as a vacation spot for writers in the Soviet Union. It is also famous for its
hang-gliding and its naturist beach
, largest in the former USSR.
Nowadays, Koktebel fills up in the summer with tourists from
2014 Russian annexation of Crimea also from Ukraine. Rubles and dollars are readily exchanged in kiosks along the beaches. There is a mixture of public beaches and private beaches with a paved walkway all along the bay. This walkway is lined with small restaurants, cafes, kiosks, and small market areas selling arts and crafts, dried fish, or slices of home-baked cake. In the evening, the beachfront comes alive with many small discos offering music, beer and shashlik
. The cuisine is predominantly Tatar but Russian and Ukrainian food is also on offer. There are boat excursions, horse-riding and trips to a nearby monastery or to the cognac factory. Accommodation is either in a small hotel or in one of the hundreds of guesthouses run by local residents. It seems as though the whole population has turned into innkeepers in the summer.
Koktebel is nowadays also well known for its
See also
References
- Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
- ^ Koktebel Jazz Festival's 2014 venue is Odesa, Interfax-Ukraine (10 June 2014)
External links
Media related to Koktebel at Wikimedia Commons- Koktebel.net - Map of the place Koktebel
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