Feodosia
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Coordinates: 45°02′03″N 35°22′45″E / 45.03417°N 35.37917°E | |
Country | Ukraine (occupied by Russia) |
Autonomous republic | Crimea (de jure) |
Raion | Feodosia Raion (de jure) |
Federal subject | Crimea (de facto) |
Municipality | Feodosia Municipality (de facto) |
Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
Population (2015) | |
• Total | 69,145 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Postal codes | 298100–298175 |
Area code | +7-36562 |
Former names | Kefe (until 1784), Caffa (until the 15th century) |
Climate | Cfa |
Website | feo |
Feodosia (Ukrainian: Феодосія, Теодосія, Feodosiia, Teodosiia; Russian: Феодосия, Feodosiya[1]), also called in English Theodosia (from Greek: Θεοδοσία), is a city on the Crimean coast of the Black Sea. Feodosia serves as the administrative center of Feodosia Municipality, one of the regions into which Crimea is divided. During much of its history, the city was a significant settlement known as Caffa (Ligurian: Cafà) or Kaffa (Old Crimean Tatar/Ottoman Turkish: کفه; Crimean Tatar/Turkish: Kefe). According to the 2014 census, its population was 69,145.