- Koreiz
Infobox Settlement
settlement_type =
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = UKR
subdivision_type1 =Territory
subdivision_name1 =Crimea
subdivision_type2=Region
subdivision_name2 =Yalta municipality
subdivision_type3 = Local council
subdivision_name3= Koreiz
timezone=EET
utc_offset=+2
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3
official_name = Koreiz
native_name = Кореїз
Кореиз
Koreiz
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pushpin_map_caption =Location of Koreiz within the Crimea, Ukraine
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pushpin_map1 = Yalta
pushpin_label_position1 =
pushpin_map_caption1 =Location of Koreiz
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latd=44 |latm=25 |lats=59 |latNS=N
longd=34 |longm=5 |longs=14 |longEW=E
elevation_m = 120
population_total = 6320|population_footnotes=
population_as_of= 2001
|postal_code_type=Postal code
postal_code = 98670 — 98675
|area_code=+380-654
website =Koreiz ( _uk. Кореїз, _ru. Кореиз, _cr. Koreiz) is a
townlet in the Yalta region ofCrimea . The name of the town means "villages" inGreek language . The nearby spa of Miskhor was absorbed into Koreiz in 1958.Koreiz is best known as the site of two palaces. The palace of
Grand Duke Peter Nicolaievich of Russia , known as Dulber ("dülber" is Crimean Tatar for "beautiful"), is an asymmetrical architectural extravanganza with crenellated walls, silver domes, and more than 100 rooms, inspired by theMameluk architecture of 15th-centuryCairo . This palace was built between 1895 and 1897.The
Yusupov Palace was built for PrinceFelix Yusupov in 1909 by an architect responsible for the imperialLivadia Palace in nearby Yalta. The palace, whose style may be described asMoorish Revival , boasts a romantic park with exotic plants and a wine cellar founded by PrinceLev Galitzine in the 19th century. After theRussian Revolution of 1917 , the palace was nationalized and served asStalin 's favouritedacha , during theYalta Conference and at other times.
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