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Bakhchysarai
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 The Palace of the Crimean Khans in the Bakhchysarai Palace complex | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Bakhchysarai Location of Bakhchysarai on a map of Crimea. | |
| Coordinates: 44°45′10″N 33°51′39″E / 44.75278°N 33.86083°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine (occupied by Russia) |
| Autonomous republic | Crimea (de jure) |
| Raion | Bakhchysarai Raion (de jure) |
| Federal subject | Crimea (de facto) |
| Founded | 1532[1] |
| Founded by | Sahib I Giray |
| Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 27,448 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
| Postal code | 298400 — 298408 |
| Area code | +7-36554 |
| Climate | Cfa |
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Bakhchysarai (Ukrainian: Бахчисарай; Crimean Tatar: Bağçasaray, Багъчасарай; Russian: Бахчисарай, romanized: Bakhchisaray; Turkish: Bahçesaray) is a city in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Bakhchysarai Raion (district), as well as the former capital of the Crimean Khanate. Its main landmark is Hansaray, the only extant palace of the Crimean Khans, currently open to tourists as a museum. Population: 27,448 (2014 Census).[2]
Since the beginning of the Russo-Ukrainian War in 2014, it has been occupied by the Russian Federation.
- ^ "Bakhchisaray - Bakhchisaray Khan Palace". Archived from the original on 2012-10-29. Retrieved 2012-12-11.
- ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2014). "Таблица 1.3. Численность населения Крымского федерального округа, городских округов, муниципальных районов, городских и сельских поселений" [Table 1.3. Population of Crimean Federal District, Its Urban Okrugs, Municipal Districts, Urban and Rural Settlements]. Федеральное статистическое наблюдение «Перепись населения в Крымском федеральном округе». ("Population Census in Crimean Federal District" Federal Statistical Examination) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 4, 2016.