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Simferopol

Simferopol' (Ukrainian and Russian: Симферополь, Crimean Tatar language: Aqmescit) is a city in Ukraine, capital of Crimea. It stands on a small Salgir River .

City has a train terminal (serving millions of summer tourists) and international airport. World's longest trolley bus line connects Simferopol to Yalta on Crimea's Black Sea coast.

Within the city's territory a famous archeological site is located: the Scythian Neapol , the remnants of an ancient capital of Crimean Scythians.


Last updated: 05-17-2005 17:20:18