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Haspra (Gaspra)

Gaspra (transliterated Haspra - "white") is a spa town, an urban-type settlement in Yalta Municipality in 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 located on the Black Sea coast, west of Yalta, and is a popular holiday resort. Population: 10,310 (2014 Census).

Leo Tolstoy lived in Gaspra in 1901 and 1902. Nearby are the Swallow's Nest, a modern castle and Charax, Crimea a Roman fort.

The asteroid 951 Gaspra is named after Gaspra.

Tourist attractions in the vicinity include the Roman castrum of Charax, which is the largest Roman military settlement excavated in the Crimea, and the romantic castle of Swallow's Nest - a decorative castle built between 1911 and 1912, on top of the 40-metre (130 ft) high Aurora Cliff, in a Neo-Gothic design by the Russian architect Leonid Sherwood for the Baltic German businessman Baron von Steingel.

The castle overlooks the Cape of Ai-Todor on the Black Sea coast and is one of the most popular visitor attractions in Crimea, having become the symbol of Crimea's southern coastline.



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