Hurzuf

Also known as Gurzubitae, Gourzoubitae, Gurzubites

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 but incorporated by Russia as the Republic of Crimea. Population:

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Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox settlement >.official_name: Gurzuf
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox settlement >.settlement_type: Urban-type settlement
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox settlement >.image_flag: FLA Hursuf, Krym, Ukraine.svg
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox settlement >.image_shield: Coat of arms Gurzuf, Crimea, Ukraine.PNG
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox settlement >.pushpin_map: Ukraine#Ukraine Crimea
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox settlement >.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Hurzuf within Crimea##Location of Hurzuf within the Black Sea
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox settlement >.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox settlement >.subdivision_type1: Republic
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox settlement >.subdivision_name1: Crimea
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox settlement >.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox settlement >.subdivision_name2: Yalta Municipality
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox settlement >.elevation_m: 30
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox settlement >.population_total: 8933
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox settlement >.population_as_of: 2014
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox settlement >.timezone: MSK
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox settlement >.utc_offset: +3
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox settlement >.postal_code_type: Postal code
Settlement <! more fields are available for this Infobox See Template:Infobox settlement >.postal_code: 98640 — 98643

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It is located on the northern coast of the Black Sea. It is 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 1820 and ballet master Marius Petipa died here. The International Children's Center Artek (formerly the All-Union Young Pioneer camp Artek) is situated just behind Mount Ayu-Dag (Bear Mountain). The World Organization of the Scout Movement's Eurasian Region is headquartered in the town.

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