Title: Sevastopol Status: The city of national importance. Administrative name the city of Sevastopol is used to denote the entire territory of jurisdiction of the Sevastopol City Council, which, besides the urban sprawl include: Inkerman town, urban village of Kacha, 28 villages and 30 settlements without the status of the settlement. Location: Located in the southwestern part of Crimea Heracleian Peninsula. Population: 380 thousand inhabitants Area: 1079 square meters. km. Reservoirs: The territory of Sevastopol rivers Belbek, Chernaia and Kacha. Black Sea coast near Sevastopol is unique to the Crimea because of the large number (over 30), comfortable, well-sheltered bays of the ice. Founded: 1783 Historical note: In antiquity, the territory on which the modern Sevastopol, a Greek colony located Chersonese. Once firmly established in the steppe Crimea-Tatar nomads, in the mountainous parts of south-western Crimea formed orthodox principality of Theodoro. From 1475 to 1774 years, the territory of modern Sevastopol was part of the Kefinskogo eyaleta (province) of the Ottoman Empire. In 1783, the Crimean Khanate was abolished and its lands became part of the Russian Empire. During the Crimean War, 1854-55 years. After 349-day siege (the first defense), the city fell under the onslaught of the combined forces of Britain, France and Turkey. The second defense lasted for 250 days at the beginning of the Great Patriotic War in 1941 - after four storms ravaged city was handed over the Nazis. In 1957, the rebuilt practically from scratch. Currently, Sevastopol - the city of naval glory, a historic monument and the resort. Independent administrative unit in the Ukraine. Main attractions: Chersonese, Count's Quay, Maritime Blvd.