Day: July 31, 2025

Crimea, (Ukrainian: Крим) sometimes also called The Crimea, is a peninsula in the Black Sea. The peninsula separates the Black Sea from the Sea of Azov. Crimea has a surface of 26,081 square kilometres (10,070 sq mi). About 2.4 million people live there. The Ottoman Empire had the peninsula for a long time. In the 18th century the Russian Empire took control.