The lands of Sevastopol for many cenures played a major role in the history and culture of dozens of nations. Such prominent historians and geographers of the ancient world as Herodotus and Strabo, Pliny and Ptolemaeus, Arrianus and Constantine Porphyrogenitus wrote about this land.
With more than 2,000 historical, arhaeological, and cultural monuments spread across its territory, Sevastopol may be really regarded as an open - air museum.
Chersonesus - a Greek colony was found near the site of modern Sevastopol in the late of 5 century B.C. Later passed successfully to the Roman Empire, the Byzantie Empire and Genoa. By the 14 century A.D. the site of Sevastopol was occupied by a Tatar settlement of Akhtiar.
The Chersonesus of Taurus National Preserve is a monument of world importance. In 1996 it was entered into the UNESCO World Heritage List
Sevastopol is located at 7 hills like Athens, Rome, Moscow, Istanbul, every hill has its own name.
- The only city of the CIS that is the base of 2 Naval Fleets - Ukrainian and Russian.
- The first Aquarium in Russia was opened in Sevastopol in 1887.
- 15,000 students attend Sevastopol Technical University.
- The first military museum in Russia was opened in Sevastopol in 1869.
- Sevastopol has a special status in the political and administrative structure of Ukraine, that men's a certain independence in its administration. It gives our city the right to include a big agricultural area around Sevastopol into its territory, so Sevastopol comprises two towns - Balaklava and Inkerman and about 40 villages. So it's not just a city, but a big district, which is about 1,000 sq. km.
- 35 bays located around the city. The Sevastopol quayside is 34 km. long. About 1,000 ships make port - calls to Sevastopol each year.
