Country Russia/Ukraine Local council Massandra Postal code 98648, 98649 Elevation 250 m Municipality Yalta Municipality | Republic Crimea Time zone MSK (UTC+4) Area code(s) +380-654 Population 2,257 (2014) | |
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Weather 3°C, Wind NW at 19 km/h, 85% Humidity | ||
Nikita (Ukrainian: Нікіта; Russian: Никита; Crimean Tatar: Nikita) is an urban-type settlement in Yalta Municipality of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of Ukraine and incorporated by Russia as the Republic of Crimea. It is known for the Nikitsky Botanical Garden named after the settlement. Population: 2,257 (2014 Census).
Map of Nikita
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.
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