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Sevastopol or traditionally Sebastopol ( / s ɛ v ə ˈ s t oʊ p əl , - ˈ s t ɒ p əl / or / s ɛ ˈ v æ s t ə p əl , - p ɒ l / Russian : Севасто́поль , Ukrainian : Севасто́поль ; Crimean Tatar : Акъяр, Aqyar ; Greek : Σεβαστούπολη, Sevastoupoli ) 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 within the Crimean Federal District of the Russian Federation , though Ukraine an
Sevastopol has a population of 393,304 ( 2014 Census ) , 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 .
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 .