Balaklava

Balaklava
Балаклава
Balıqlava
part of Sevastopol
View of Balaklava from the Genoese fortress
View of Balaklava from the Genoese fortress
Flag of Balaklava
Coat of arms of Balaklava
Balaklava is located in Sevastopol
Balaklava
Balaklava
Location of Balaklava within Sevastopol
Coordinates: 44°30′0″N 33°36′0″E / 44.50000°N 33.60000°E / 44.50000; 33.60000
CountryDisputed
 Russia,  Ukraine
RegionSevastopol
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 • Total18,649
Time zoneUTC+4 (MSK)
Postal code
299xxx
Area code+380-692
Former nameCembalo (until 1475), Yamboli, Symbolon
Websitehttp://sovetbalaclava.ru/

Balaklava (Ukrainian and Russian: Балаклава, Crimean Tatar: Balıqlava, Greek: Σύμβολον) is a settlement on the Crimean Peninsula and part of the city of Sevastopol. It is an administrative center of Balaklavsky District that used to be part of the Crimean Oblast before it was transferred to Sevastopol Municipality. Population: 18,649 (2014 Census).[1]

  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.