Crimea, or the Crimean Peninsula, historically also known as the Tauric Chersonese (Tauric Peninsula, Tauric, Taurica, or Tauris), is a major peninsula in the north of the Black Sea.

Crimea may also refer to:

Places Crimean Peninsula Republic of Crimea Republic of Crimea (1992–1995), the government of Crimea after the dissolution of the Soviet Union Autonomous Republic of Crimea, within Ukraine, occupied by Russia since 2014 Republic of Crimea (Russia) (2014–present), a claimed federal subject of Russia (partially-recognized)

Historical Roman Crimea (47 BCE–c. 340 CE and 6th–13th century) Theme of Cherson – Byzantine theme located in southern Crimea (833/840–1204 CE) Principality of Theodoro (1204–1475), in the beginning as Perateia, part of the Trapezuntine Empire (1204–1261) Crimean Khanate (1441–1783) Taurida Governorate (1802–1917), in the Russian Empire During the Russian Civil War: Crimean People's Republic, a short-lived secular Muslim state (December 1917–January 1918) Taurida Soviet Socialist Republic (1918) Crimean Regional Government (1918–1919) Crimean Socialist Soviet Republic (1919) Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1921–1945), in the RSFSR Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1921–1945), within the Russian SFSR, in the Soviet Union; see Crimea in the Soviet Union Crimea-Taurida, part of the Reichskommissariat Ukraine when Nazi Germany occupied the country in WWII Crimean Oblast (1945–1991) within the Soviet Union Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1991–1992), within the Ukrainian SSR, in the Soviet Union Crimean Federal District (2014–2016), a federal district of Russia

Elsewhere Crimea, Louisiana, an unincorporated community in Tensas Parish, Louisiana, United States Crimea, Virginia, an unincorporated community in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, United States Crimea, Queensland, a locality in Australia 1140 Crimea, a main-belt asteroid Crimea Pass, a mountain pass in north Wales

Other uses Crimea, a fictional country in the video games Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance and Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn Crimea Air, a defunct airline History of Crimea, the recorded history of the Crimean Peninsula, begins around the 5th century BC when several Greek colonies were established along its coast Crimea: The Dawn of Modern Warfare, a 1975 board wargame that simulates the Crimean War 1853–1856 Crimea (WWII game), a 1977 board wargame that simulates the Crimean Campaign during WWII

See also

Crimea Medal (disambiguation) Crimean War (disambiguation) Russian Crimea (disambiguation) Cimmeria (disambiguation)

Chimera (disambiguation) Krim (disambiguation) Krym (disambiguation) Krymsky (disambiguation) Stary Krym, the city eponymous of the name of the peninsula Crimean (disambiguation)