Webcam Simferopol. Cathedral Mosque
Simferopol is the capital of Crimea. The name is translated from Greek as "city of the common good" or "guardian city. It is not located on the seashore, but in the interior of the peninsula. However, this does not take away its charm. Simferopol is called the "gateway of the Crimea," as the way to the mountains and seaside resorts lies through the capital's railway station and airport.
The river Salgir flows through the city. With a length of 232 kilometers, it is not only considered the longest, but also the longest river of the Crimean Peninsula. However, almost every year in the summer the stream dries up below Simferopol. This indicates a deficit of precipitation. Within the city limits the river has tributaries Maly Salgir, Abdalka, Kazanka and Slavyanka.
On the south-eastern outskirts of the city stretches Simferopol Reservoir. The largest Crimean man-made reservoir was built in 1954. The idea of construction emerged back in 1910. At that time, a cholera epidemic broke out in Simferopol, and at the same time there was a huge shortage of drinking water. Surveys were carried out, but the project was frozen by World War I. Only in the middle of the century Salgir was dammed. Now the reservoir is used for urban water supply and land irrigation.
Simferopol is not among the ancient cities, but also a "teenager" is not considered, since it was founded in 1784. It is interesting that for its construction, they used the stones of the ancient settlement, which was located on this site. Therefore, on some slabs you can see bas-reliefs with Greek inscriptions, which does not correspond to the real age of the city. So the ancient metropolis, which had unexpectedly perished, found a new life.
The first inhabitants of these places appeared in the prehistoric era. The archaeologists' finds in the Chokurcha cave testify to it. Later, the Scythians founded their capital of Naples-Scythian. Historians believe that the city appeared in the III century BC. However, after 600 years the metropolis was razed to the ground by the Goths. Fortunately, the remains of the Scythian settlement have survived to this day - you can see them in the area of Petrovskaya gully.
