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Simferopol. The area of the city was inhabited from the ancient times. The limestone plateau at the south-eastern corner of the contemporary city was home to the capital of the late Scythean state, known to the ancient Greeks and Romans as Scythian Neapolis. With degradation of the trade routes and migration of the Scyths the city was abandoned, and its remnants were rediscovered in the middle of XIX century by casuality. Contemporary Simferopol, "the gathering city", was founded in 1784 at the location nearby, on the banks of the river Salgir, the largest river on the Crimean peninsula, not far from existing Tatar settlement Ak-Mechet. The city was laid out by the Duke Potemkin, the richest and most influential aristocrate of the Russian Empire during the reign of the Ekaterina II. From the beginning the city was planned to be the centre of the newly founded Tavrichesky Region, which included Crimea and parts of southern Ukraine. The Russian colonization of Crimea went rapidly and was strongly backed by the government which wanted to reduce the demographical pressure in rural central Russia and Ukraine. The economical development and the city growth was boosted by the construction of the railway in the middle of XIX century which linked Simferopol to Kharkov, Moscow and St. Petersburg. The city played an active role in the events of the Civil war in Russia. First taken by the socialists who proclaimed the Tavric republic in 1919, the city was soon overtaken by the "Whites", the supporters of capitalist imperial Russia leaded by Vrangel, and was one of the last strongholds of them until their defeat in late 1920. The city was then turned into the capital of the Crimean Autonomous Soviet Republic. During the World War II, the city was occupied for 2,5 years, more than 22 thousand people were killed. After the liberation in 1944, Soviet government deported the Tatar population of the region (for the collaboration with the Nazis, as they claimed), and initiated the new colonization of the peninsula by Slavic population. The autonomy of the republic was abolished, Crimea became on ordinary region of the Russian Federative Republic, and later was transferred to the Ukrainian SSR in commemoration of the 300-th anniversary of Russian-Ukrainian unification. As Crimea went on with its development as a nation-wide resort, Simferopol turned to the hub of the Crimean region. The tourists from all corners of the country arrived at the railway station or airport and followed further to Southern Coast using a specially built trolleybus route (see picture). With the dissolution of the USSR, the predominantly Russian population of the peninsula requested the return of Crimea to Russia. The potential conflict was settled down by granting the degree of autonomy to Crimea, but not completely. At the same time, the return of the Crimean Tatars in 90s resulted in growing national tensions. The economical situation harshened, as the industry stopped and the number of tourists decreased. Newer developments may potentially lead to reemergence of Simferopol as the major business centre of the peninsula. Simferopol nowadays is a large city with a busy life, but with only a small "historical city" district, mostly of XIX and beginning of XX century. Modest, but beautiful old districts are full of trees and surrounded by the park along the river Salgir. The city hosts a number of theatres, many restaurants and clubs, and is a major transit point for all tourists arriving at Crimea. The city authorities look forward to establish new museums and to present the complex history of the city to the visitor. Virtually all touristic Crimea is within few hours travel like e.g. coastal Alushta and Yalta (1,5-2 hours by trolleybus or minibus), Bakhchisarai with its Khan Palace, the old resort Yevpatoria and Sevastopol, the base of Russian Black Sea Navy and the historical city.
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