Alushta
Ukraine
Alushta
Alushta, also spelled Alušta, tourist resort, Crimea, Ukraine, on the south coast of the Crimean Peninsula. It is the site of a settlement dating from the 6th century ad; in the 14th century it was a Genoan stronghold. Tourism, based on the fine beach and relatively cool summers, developed in the late 19th century. Pop. (2001) 31,440; (2005 est.) 30,205.
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