Country Russia/Ukraine First mentioned 1380 Time zone MSK (UTC+4) Population 2,394 (2014) | Republic Crimea Elevation 43 m (141 ft) Postal code 98033 Municipality Sudak Municipality | |
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Weather 6°C, Wind S at 23 km/h, 94% Humidity | ||
Morske (Ukrainian: Морське; Russian: Морское) is a village in the Sudak Municipality of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of Ukraine and annexed by Russia as the Republic of Crimea.
Map of Mors'ke
Previously, the settlement was known as the Kapsikhor village (Crimean Tatar: Qapsihor). Following the forced deporation of the Crimean Tatars in 1944, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR published a decree on May 18, 1948 renaming the settlement along with many others throughout Crimea from their native Crimean Tatar names to their current variants.
Morske is located on Crimea's southern shore on the Black Sea at an elevation of 43 m (141 ft). Its population was 2,245 in the 2001 Ukrainian census. Current population: 2,394 (2014 Census). The remains of the Choban-Kule fortification are located near the settlement.