Nikita, Ukraine

Nikita Нікіта Никита Nikita
Nikita Location of Nikita, Ukraine within the Crimea, Ukraine
Nikita Location of Nikita, Ukraine
Coordinates: 44°30′40″N 34°14′7″E / 44.51111°N 34.23528°E / 44.51111; 34.23528Coordinates: 44°30′40″N 34°14′7″E / 44.51111°N 34.23528°E / 44.51111; 34.23528
Country	Ukraine
Territory	Crimea
Region	Yalta municipality
Local council	Massandra
Elevation	250 m (820 ft)
Population (2001)
- Total	2,162
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	98648, 98649
Area code(s)	+380-654
Former name	Botanicheskoye (1971—1991)

Nikita (Ukrainian: Нікіта, Russian: Никита, Crimean Tatar: Nikita) is a townlet in Crimea, Ukraine. It is known for the Nikitsky Botanical Garden named after the settlement.

Originally it was a village of Nikita owned by a landowner Smirnov, bought by the state in 1811 for the creation of the botanical garden. During the times of the Soviet Union the settlement was renamed into Botanicheskoye ("Botanical" in Russian). The name was restored after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.