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'''Gurzuf''' or '''Hurzuf''' ({{Lang-uk|Гурзуф}}, {{Lang-ru|Гурзу́ф}}, {{Lang-crh|Gurzuf}}, {{Lang-gr|Γορζουβίται}}) is a resort-town ([[urban-type settlement]]) in [[Yalta Municipality]] of the [[Autonomous Republic of Crimea]], a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of [[Ukraine]] and incorporated by [[Russia]] as the [[Republic of Crimea]]. Population: {{Crimea-census2014|8,933|punct=.}}
'''Gurzuf''' or '''Hurzuf''' ({{lang-ru|link=no|Гурзуф}}, {{lang-crh|Gurzuf}}, {{lang-gr|link=no|Γορζουβίται}}) is a resort-town ([[urban-type settlement]]) in [[Yalta Municipality]] of the [[Autonomous Republic of Crimea]], a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of Ukraine and incorporated by Russia as the [[Republic of Crimea]]. Population: {{Crimea-census2014|8,933|punct=.}}


It is located on the northern coast of the [[Black Sea]]. It is the site of a 6th-century fortress built by [[Justinian I]] and called by [[Procopius]] the 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.<ref>John Buchan Telfer. ''The Crimea and Transcaucasia''. Forgotten Books, 2012. p.68.</ref> It was a former [[Crimean Tatars|Crimean Tatar]] village, now a part of Greater [[Yalta]]. [[Alexander Pushkin]] visited Gurzuf in 1821 and ballet master [[Marius Petipa]] died here. The [[Artek (camp)|International Children Center Artek]] (former All-Union [[Young Pioneer camp]] Artek) is situated just behind the mount of [[Ayu-Dag]] (''Bear Mountain''). The [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]]'s [[Eurasian Region]] is headquartered in the town.
It is located on the northern coast of the [[Black Sea]]. It is the site of a 6th-century fortress built by [[Justinian I]] and called by [[Procopius]] the 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.<ref>John Buchan Telfer. ''The Crimea and Transcaucasia''. Forgotten Books, 2012. p.68.</ref> It was a former [[Crimean Tatars|Crimean Tatar]] village, now a part of Greater [[Yalta]]. [[Alexander Pushkin]] visited Gurzuf in 1821 and ballet master [[Marius Petipa]] died here. The [[Artek (camp)|International Children Center Artek]] (former All-Union [[Young Pioneer camp]] Artek) is situated just behind the mount of [[Ayu-Dag]] (''Bear Mountain''). The [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]]'s [[Eurasian Region]] is headquartered in the town.
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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<gallery mode=packed>
File:View of Gurzuf, Ukraine.JPG|View of Gurzuf
View of Gurzuf, Ukraine.JPG|View of Gurzuf
File:Gurzuf Fountain.jpg|"Goddess of Night" fountain in Gurzuf
Gurzuf Fountain.jpg|"Goddess of Night" fountain in Gurzuf
File:Gurzuf, Sculpture 2, Crimea.jpg|Statue
Gurzuf, Sculpture 2, Crimea.jpg|Statue
File:Gurzuf, Sculpture 3, Crimea, Inside the empty mass.jpg|Statue
Gurzuf, Sculpture 3, Crimea, Inside the empty mass.jpg|Statue
File:Korovin pier in Gurzuf.JPG|"''Pier in Gurzuf''" by [[Konstantin Korovin]], 1914
Korovin pier in Gurzuf.JPG|"''Pier in Gurzuf''" by [[Konstantin Korovin]], 1914
File:Гурзуф осенью, Крым.jpg|Gurzuf in the fall
Гурзуф осенью, Крым.jpg|Gurzuf in the fall
</gallery>
</gallery>


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Revision as of 19:50, 13 December 2021

Gurzuf
Гурзуф
UTC+3 (MSK)
Postal code
98640 — 98643
Area code+380-654
Former namesGorsovium, Gorzubiti
ClimateCfa

Gurzuf or Hurzuf (Russian: Гурзуф,

2014 Census).[1]

It is located on the northern coast of the

Eurasian Region
is headquartered in the town.

Between Gurzuf and Mount Ayu-Dag is Cape Suuksu. At the top of the Cape is a tower, a medieval cemetery, and a small monument to Pushkin.

Gallery

  • View of Gurzuf
    View of Gurzuf
  • "Goddess of Night" fountain in Gurzuf
    "Goddess of Night" fountain in Gurzuf
  • Statue
    Statue
  • Statue
    Statue
  • "Pier in Gurzuf" by Konstantin Korovin, 1914
    "Pier in Gurzuf" by Konstantin Korovin, 1914
  • Gurzuf in the fall
    Gurzuf in the fall

References

  1. Federal State Statistics Service
    . Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  2. ^ John Buchan Telfer. The Crimea and Transcaucasia. Forgotten Books, 2012. p.68.

External links

  • Media related to Gurzuf at Wikimedia Commons
  • Gurzuf travel guide from Wikivoyage


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