Alushta

[
thumb|left|150px|15th Century Genoese tower in Alushta.] Infobox Settlement

settlement_type =
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = UKR
subdivision_type1 =Territory
subdivision_name1 =Crimea
timezone=EET
utc_offset=+2
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3
official_name = Alushta
native_name = Алушта
Алушта
Aluşta
image_shield = Coat_of_Arms_of_Alushta.png

subdivision_type2=Region
subdivision_name2 = Alushta municipality
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pushpin_map_caption =Location of Alushta within the Crimea, Ukraine
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pushpin_map_caption1 =Location of Alushta
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latd=44 |latm=40 |lats=2 |latNS=N
longd=34 |longm=23 |longs=52 |longEW=E
elevation_m = 50
area_total_km2 = 6.983
population_total = 29781|population_footnotes=
population_as_of =| 2001
population_density_km2 = 4264.78
|postal_code_type=Postal code
postal_code = 98500 — 98519
|area_code=+380-6560
blank_info = Aluston ('till XV century)|blank_name=Former name|
website = http://www.alushta.crimea.ua/

Alushta ( _uk. Алушта, _cr. Aluşta, _gr. Alouston) is a resort town in Crimea, Ukraine, founded in the 6th century CE by Emperor Justinian. It is situated on the Black Sea on the road from Gurzuf to Sudak, as well as on the Crimean Trolleybus line.

The area is notable for its rocky terrain. There are also vestiges of a Byzantine defensive tower and a 15th-century Genoese fortress. The town was called "Aluston" (Αλουστον) in the Byzantine Empire, and "Lusta" during the Genoese rule. Adam Mickiewicz dedicated two of his "Crimean Sonnets" to Alushta. Its sister city is Santa Cruz, California.

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