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Gurzuf
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Gurzuf
Gurzuf
or
Hurzuf
(, , , ) is a resort-town (
urban-type settlement
) in
Yalta Municipality
of the
Autonomous Republic of Crimea
, a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of
Ukraine
and incorporated by
Russia
as the
Republic of Crimea
. Population:
It is located on the northern coast of the
Black Sea
. The site of a 6th century fortress built by
Justinian I
and called by
Procopius
the fortress of the Gorzoubitai. The fortress was later restored by the Genoese who called the place Garzuni, Grasni, and Gorzanium, and appointed it the seat of a chief magistrate. It was a former
Crimean Tatar
village, now a part of Greater
Yalta
.
Alexander Pushkin
visited Gurzuf in 1821 and ballet master
Marius Petipa
died here. The
International Children Center Artek
(former All-Union
Young Pioneer camp
Artek) is situated just behind the mount of
Ayu-Dag
(
Bear Mountain
). The
World Organization of the Scout Movement
's
Eurasian Region
is headquartered in the town.
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