Foros, Ukraine

For other uses, see Foros (disambiguation).

Foros Форос
Foros Location of Foros within the Crimea, Ukraine
Foros Location of Foros
Coordinates: 44°23′32″N 33°47′9″E
Country	Ukraine
Republic	Crimea
Region	Yalta municipality
Local council	Foros
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	2,185
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	98690
Area code(s)	+380-654

Foros (Ukrainian: Форос; Russian: Форо́с, Crimean Tatar: Foros, Greek: Pharos) is a resort urban-type settlement in Crimea, Ukraine. Located at around 44°23′32″N 33°47′9″E, Foros is the southernmost resort in the Crimea near the southernmost location in Ukraine (44°23'11"N, 33°46'38"E).

The settlement was founded and named by medieval Greek merchants. It was rediscovered in the late 19th century by Alexander Kuznetsov, a Russian "tea king" who had his palace built on the sea shore. It was Kuznetsov who commissioned the town's main landmark, the Resurrection Church. This ornate five-domed architectural extravaganza is sited on a 400-metre cliff overlooking Foros.

The Soviet leaders had several state dachas built near Foros. One of these came to international attention during the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, when the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev was held under house arrest at his summer dacha during a Communist led coup against his rule.

See also

• Baydar Gate
• Church of the Resurrection, Foros

External links

• Media related to Category:Foros at Wikimedia Commons
• Санатории Форос - (Russian)