What is "sevastopol"

Sevastopol or traditionally Sebastopol ( or , ; ; ) is a city located in the southwestern region of the Crimean Peninsula on the Black Sea. As a result of the 2014 annexation of Crimea by Russia, the city is administered as a federal city of the Russian Federation, though Ukraine and most of the international community continue to regard Sevastopol as a city with special status within Ukraine.

Sevastopol has a population of concentrated mostly near the Bay of Sevastopol and surrounding areas. The location and navigability of the city's harbours have made Sevastopol a strategically important port and naval base throughout history. The city has been a home to the Russian Black Sea Fleet, which is why it was considered as a separate city in Crimea of significant military importance and was therefore once a closed city.

Although relatively small at , Sevastopol's unique naval and maritime features provide the basis for a robust economy. The city enjoys mild winters and moderate warm summers; characteristics that help make it a popular seaside resort and tourist destination, mainly for visitors from the former Soviet republics. The city is also an important centre for marine biology; in particular, dolphins have been studied and trained in the city since the end of World War II.

Sevastopol is a port city in Crimea.

Sevastopol may also refer to:

• Sevastopol, Indiana, US
• Sevastopol, Wisconsin, US
• Russian battleship Sevastopol (1895), a Petropavlovsk class battleship of the Imperial Russian Navy lost during the Russo-Japanese War
• Russian battleship Sevastopol (1911), a Gangut class dreadnought of the Imperial Russian Navy
• Russian ship Sevastopol (Mistral class), an amphibious assault ship scheduled to be launched in 2015
• Sevastopol Sketches, a book by Leo Tolstoy also published as Sevastopol
• "Sevastopol", a song on the album Destroyed by Moby
• "Sevastopol", a song by Heaven Shall Burn from the album Iconoclast (Part 1: The Final Resistance)
• Sevastopol Station, a space station in 2014 video game Alien: Isolation

At least five ships of the Imperial Russian Navy, Soviet Navy or Russian Navy have been named Sevastopol after the Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) or the city of the same name.

• - 14-gun schooner that was broken up after 1833.

• Russian ironclad Sevastopol - armored frigate that was converted to an ironclad while under construction

• - pre-dreadnought battleship scuttled during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905

• - that participated in World War I and World War II before she was scrapped in 1949

• - launched in 1967 and scrapped in 1991.

• - under construction in France as of 2015.