Title: City Alupka Status: The city is included in the Yalta region of the country. Location: Located on the southern slope of the Crimean mountains, near the foot of Mount Ai-Petri. Population: 8,745 thousand people Area: 4 square. km. Year Established: 960 Historical background: The first mention of the city belongs to the 960 (the time of the Khazar dominion in Crimea). The settlement called "Alubika". In the 14-15 centuries, there was the strong point of the Genoese called "Lupika". In the years 1475-1774 was Alupka Crown Dependencies Ottoman sultans. After joining the Crimea to Russia, Alupka belonged to Prince Potemkin, from 1823 became the property of M. Vorontsov, who built a palace here. In the early 20 th century Alupka becomes a popular resort in its territory, built about two hundred private spa facilities. In 1938 Alupka gained city status. In 1941 it operates 24 health centers of different profiles, 3 schools, hospitals and other uchredeniya. In the 1970 and 1990 in the eastern part of Alupka was built boarding house "Vorontsov", and in the west - "Yuzhnoberezhnyi".