Gaspra

Gaspra Гаспра
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Gaspra Location of Gaspra within the Crimea, Ukraine
Gaspra Location of Gaspra
Coordinates: 44°26′10″N 34°6′38″E / 44.43611°N 34.11056°E / 44.43611; 34.11056Coordinates: 44°26′10″N 34°6′38″E / 44.43611°N 34.11056°E / 44.43611; 34.11056
Country	Ukraine
Republic	Crimea
Region	Yalta municipality
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population
• Total	10,178
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	98660 — 98669
Area code(s)	+380-654

Gaspra (Ukrainian: Гаспра, officially transliterated Haspra; Russian: Гаспра; Crimean Tatar: Gaspra) is a spa town in Crimea, Ukraine. It is located on the Black Sea coast, west of Yalta, and is a popular holiday resort. Leo Tolstoy lived in Gaspra in 1901 and 1902.^{[citation needed]}

The asteroid 951 Gaspra is named after Gaspra.

Places to see

Tourist attractions in the vicinity include the Roman castrum of Charax and the romantic castle of Swallow's Nest.

People from Gaspra

• Ismail Gasprinski, Crimean Tatar intellectual, educator, publisher and politician.

Twin towns — Sister cities

• Tirilye, Turkey

External links

• Media related to Category:Gaspra at Wikimedia Commons

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