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Gorod Sevastopol - Ukraine

Italian battleship Giulio Cesare

Giulio Cesare, motto Caesar Adest was a Conte di Cavour-class battleship that served in the Regia Marina in both World Wars before joining the Soviet Navy as the Novorossiysk. Her keel was laid down on 24 June 1910 at Cantieri Ansaldo, Genoa. She was launched 15 October 1911, and construction was completed 14 May 1914.

Located at 44.6186, 33.5356 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.704 miles away.
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Conte di Cavour-class battleships, Ships built in Italy, 1911 ships, World War I battleships of Italy, World War II battleships of Italy, Italy–Soviet Union relations, Maritime incidents in Russia, Maritime incidents in 1955, 1955 in the Soviet Union, Shipwrecks in the Black Sea, Battleships of the Soviet Navy, Maritime incidents in the Soviet Union, Noncombat internal explosions on warships, Ships built by Gio. Ansaldo & C.

Battle of Inkerman

The Battle of Inkerman was fought during the Crimean War on November 5, 1854 between the allied armies of Britain and France against the Imperial Russian Army. The battle broke the will of the Russian Army to defeat the allies in the field, and was followed by the Siege of Sevastopol. The role of troops fighting mostly on their own initiative due to the foggy conditions during the battle has earned the engagement the name "The Soldier's Battle".

Located at 44.585, 33.592 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.704 miles away.
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Conflicts in 1854, 1854 in Russia, Battles of the Crimean War, Battles involving the United Kingdom, Battles involving France, Battles involving the French Foreign Legion

Battle of Balaclava

The Battle of Balaclava, fought on 25 October 1854 during the Crimean War, was part of the Anglo-French-Turkish campaign to capture the port and fortress of Sevastopol, Russia's principal naval base on the Black Sea. The engagement followed the earlier Allied victory in September at the Battle of the Alma, where the Russian General Menshikov had positioned his army in an attempt to stop the Allies progressing south towards their strategic goal.

Located at 44.5, 33.6 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.700 miles away.
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Battles of the Crimean War, Battles involving the United Kingdom, Battles involving France, Conflicts in 1854, 1854 in Russia

Mamelon (fort)

A mamelon (from French "nipple") is a French name for a breast shaped hillock. {{#invoke:Footnotes|sfn}} At the Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) during the Crimea War the French called a strategic hillock the Mamelon. The British adopted the French name for the hill, but also called it Gordon's Hill. In October 1854 the French attempted to capture the summit of the hillock with a coup de main but were repulsed with casualties of about 600 officers and men.

Located at 44.6005, 33.5561 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.704 miles away.
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Crimean War, Fortification in Russia

Military dolphin

A military dolphin is a dolphin trained for military uses. The United States and Russian militaries have trained and employed oceanic dolphins for several reasons. Such military dolphins have been trained to rescue lost naval swimmers or to locate underwater mines. The U.S. Navy trains dolphins and sea lions under the U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program, which is based in San Diego, California. They get some of their dolphins from the Gulf of Mexico. Military dolphins were used by the U.S.

Located at 44.58, 33.4023 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.697 miles away.
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Military animals, Oceanic dolphins

Siege of Sevastopol (1941–42)

The Siege of Sevastopol took place on the Eastern Front of the Second World War. The campaign was fought by the Axis powers of Germany, Romania, and Italy against the Soviet Union for control of Sevastopol, a port in the Crimea on the Black Sea. On 22 June 1941 the Axis invaded the Soviet Union during Operation Barbarossa. Axis land forces reached the Crimea in the autumn of 1941 and overran most of the area. The only objective not in Axis hands was Sevastopol.

Located at 44.6047, 33.5411 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.703 miles away.
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Conflicts in 1941, Conflicts in 1942, Battles and operations of the Soviet–German War, Sieges, 1941 in the Soviet Union, 1942 in the Soviet Union, Battles involving the Soviet Union, Sevastopol, Sieges involving Germany, Sieges involving Romania, Battles and operations of World War II involving Germany, Crimea in World War II

Ukrainian submarine Zaporizhzhia

Zaporizhzhia (U-01) is a project 641 ("Foxtrot" class) diesel-electric powered submarine, the only submarine of the Ukrainian Navy at the moment. She formerly carried the Soviet Navy pennant number B435. Zaporizhia was designed at the Rubin Design Bureau. Zaporizhzhia is run by a naval crew of 78, commanded by 1st Rank Capt. Oleh Orlov.

Located at 44.6128, 33.5561 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.704 miles away.
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Foxtrot-class submarines, Ships built in the Soviet Union, Cold War submarines of the Soviet Union, Naval ships of Ukraine, 1970 ships, Ships built at Admiralty Shipyard

Baryshivka Raion

Baryshivka Raion is a raion in east-central Kiev Oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Baryshivka. The raions area totals 957.6 km². The raion was formerly known as Baryshivska Rairada from 1923 to 1963.

Located at 44.5, 33.6 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.700 miles away.
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Raions of Kiev Oblast

Brotherhood Cemetery

The Brotherhood cemetery (Russian: Братское кладбище на Северной стороне) is an Imperial Russian military cemetery in Sevastopol, Ukraine. The Brotherhood cemetery was founded in 1854 as a temporary burial place for Russian soldiers and officers who were killed during the first siege of Sevastopol. Three burials were created according to order of admiral Vladimir Kornilov near the Northern fort of Sevastopol.

Located at 44.6361, 33.5558 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.705 miles away.
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Military cemeteries, Christian Orthodox cemeteries, Sevastopol, Crimean War, Buildings and structures in Crimea, 1854 establishments in Russia

Berdyansk Raion

Berdyansk Raion is one of the 19 raions of Zaporizhia Oblast in southern Ukraine. The administrative center of the region is Berdyansk which is situated on the northern coast the Sea of Azov.

Located at 44.5, 33.6 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.700 miles away.
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Raions of Zaporizhia Oblast

Charge of the Light Brigade

The Charge of the Light Brigade was a charge of British light cavalry led by Lord Cardigan against Russian forces during the Battle of Balaclava on 25 October 1854 in the Crimean War. Lord Raglan, overall commander, had intended to send the Light Brigade to pursue and harry a retreating Russian artillery battery near the front line, a task well suited to light cavalry.

Located at 44.5378, 33.6242 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.703 miles away.
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19th-century history of the British Army, Crimean War, Conflicts in 1854, Cavalry charges

Balaklava Raion

Balaklavskyi Raion is an administrative raion of the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine.

Located at 44.5, 33.6 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.700 miles away.
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Raions of Sevastopol

Gagarin Raion

Gagarin Raion is an administrative raion of the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine, named after cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.

Located at 44.6, 33.5167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.702 miles away.
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Raions of Sevastopol

Nakhimov Raion

Nakhimov Raion is an administrative raion of the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine, named after Russian admiral Pavel Stepanovich Nakhimov.

Located at 44.6, 33.5167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.702 miles away.
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Raions of Sevastopol

Sevastopol International Airport

"Belbek" Sevastopol International Airport (Ukrainian: Міжнародний аеропорт "Бельбек"; Russian: Международный аэропорт "Бельбек", г. Севастополь) is AN airport in Belbek, near Sevastopol, Ukraine.

Located at 44.6833, 33.5833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.709 miles away.
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Airports in Ukraine, Airports built in the Soviet Union, Soviet Air Force bases

Chersonesus Cathedral

The Saint Vladimir Cathedral is a Neo-Byzantine Russian Orthodox cathedral on the site of Chersonesos Taurica. It commemorates the presumed place of St. Vladimir's baptism.

Located at 44.6122, 33.4933 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.702 miles away.
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Sevastopol, Cathedrals in Ukraine, Neo-Byzantine architecture in Ukraine, Buildings and structures in Crimea, Visitor attractions in Crimea

Naval museum complex Balaklava

Naval museum complex Balaklava (Ukrainian: Морський музейний комплекс "Балаклава") is an underground submarine base in Balaklava, Crimea, Ukraine (originally known as Object 825 GTS). It was a top-secret military facility during the Cold War, located in Balaklava bay. Today it serves as a museum and also houses a museum about the Crimean War.

Located at 44.4989, 33.5961 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.700 miles away.
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Former Russian and Soviet Navy bases, Cold War museums, Museums in Crimea, Military and war museums in Ukraine, Naval museums

St. Vladimir's Cathedral, Sevastopol

St. Vladimir's Cathedral is an Orthodox church in Sevastopol which was built in the aftermath of the Crimean War as a memorial to the heroes of the Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855). It was the admiral Mikhail Lazarev who came up with the idea to build St. Vladimir's Cathedral in Sevastopol rather than in Chersonesus as was originally intended. The church contains the tombs of Lazarev and three of his disciples – Vladimir Kornilov, Vladimir Istomin and Pavel Nakhimov – who died during the siege.

Located at 44.6103, 33.5236 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.703 miles away.
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Neo-Byzantine architecture in Ukraine, Cathedrals in Ukraine, 19th-century Eastern Orthodox church buildings, Military monuments and memorials, Sevastopol, Crimean War, Buildings and structures in Crimea, Visitor attractions in Crimea

Inkerman Cave Monastery

The Inkerman Monastery of St. Clement is a cave monastery in a cliff rising near the mouth of the Black River, in the city of Inkerman, administered as part of the sea port of Sevastopol. It was founded in 1850 on the site of a medieval Byzantine monastery where the relics of St. Clement were supposedly kept before their removal to San Clemente by Saints Cyril and Methodius.

Located at 44.6037, 33.6074 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.705 miles away.
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Sevastopol, Cave monasteries, Christian monasteries in Ukraine, Visitor attractions in Crimea, Buildings and structures in Crimea

Sapun-gora

Sapun-gora (Sapun Ridge) — is a ridge (240 m height) to the southeast of Sevastopol, in Crimea, Ukraine. It became the arena of fierce battle during the siege of Sevastopol (1941-1942), and also during its recapturing in 1944. When defending Sevastopol the Soviet troops held the Sapun Ridge and could observe German movements to the city from the south. It took Wehrmacht nearly 2 weeks of desperate fighting to take control over these positions in late June 1942.

Located at 44.5529, 33.5834 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.702 miles away.
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World War II, Eastern Front (World War II), Battles and operations of the Soviet–German War, History of Crimea, History of Ukraine

Budyonny Raion

Budyonny Raion is an administrative raion of the city of Donetsk, Ukraine, named after Marshal of the Soviet Union Semyon Mikhailovich Budyonny.

Located at 44.6, 33.5167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.702 miles away.
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Raions of Donetsk

Bay of Sevastopol

Bay of Sevastopol is a city harbor that houses series of smaller bays carved out its shores. The bay of Sevastopol splits the city into the Southern side and the Northern side. It serves as an extension of the Chorna River and stretches for 7.5 km which is the longest of them all. Bays appear as a unique attraction of Sevastopol. The city is located as an elevated amphitheater on their shores. Namely those bays give it the extraordinary charm.

Located at 44.6193, 33.5399 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.704 miles away.
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Geography of Crimea, Bays of Ukraine

Port of Sevastopol

Sevastopol Marine Trade Port of SMTP (Ukrainian: Севастопольський морський торговельний порт, Sevastopolsky morsky torhovelny port) is a port in the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine. It is located mainly at the Bay of Sevastopol, and at smaller bays around the Heracles peninsula. The port infrastructure is fully integrated with the city of Sevastopol and naval bases of the Ukrainian Navy and the Black Sea Fleet.

Located at 44.6156, 33.5264 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3.703 miles away.
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, Ports and harbours of the Black Sea, Ports and harbours of Ukraine, SCM Holdings, Sevastopol