Yalta, Donetsk Oblast
Yalta
Ялта | |
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Yalta Location of Yalta in Donetsk Oblast Yalta Yalta (Donetsk Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 46°57′45″N 37°16′19″E / 46.96250°N 37.27194°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Mariupol Raion |
| Hromada | Manhush settlement hromada |
| Founded | 1780 |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.86 km2 (4.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 4,700 |
| • Density | 370/km2 (950/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 |
| Postal code | 87450, 87451 |
| Area code | +380 6297 |
Yalta (Ukrainian: Ялта) is a rural settlement in Mariupol Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It was founded by Crimean Greeks, whose deportation to Southern Ukraine was carried out on the order of Empress Catherine the Great, and is named after Yalta in Crimea.[3][4] Population: 4,700 (2022 estimate).[2]
During the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, as part of the Russo-Ukrainian War, Yalta was invaded and occupied by Russian forces.
Notable people
- Viktor Chornyi (born 1968), Ukrainian politician
- Ivan Karabyts (1945–2002), Ukrainian composer and conductor
References
- ^ "Yalta (Donetsk Oblast)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ a b Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
- ^ Topalidis, Sam (2018). "The Relocation of Greeks from Pontos".
- ^ Prysedska, Viktoriia (7 December 2025). Як надазовські греки, уруми і румеї, відроджують свої мови й культури [How the Nadazovia Greeks, Urums and Rumeis are reviving their languages and cultures]. BBC News Ukrainian (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 11 December 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2026.