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[[Image:Nikitsky Botanical Garden.jpeg|thumb|225px|Inside the Nikitsky Botanical Garden.]] |
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'''Nikitsky Botanical Garden''' ({{lang-uk|Нікітський ботанічний сад}}, {{lang-ru|Никитский ботанический сад}}) is one of the oldest [[botanical garden]]s. It is located in [[Crimea]], close to [[Yalta]], by the shores of the [[Black Sea]]. It was founded in 1812 and named after the settlement [[Nikita, |
'''Nikitsky Botanical Garden''' ({{lang-uk|Нікітський ботанічний сад}}, {{lang-ru|Никитский ботанический сад}}) is one of the oldest [[botanical garden]]s. It is located in [[Crimea]], close to [[Yalta]], by the shores of the [[Black Sea]]. It was founded in 1812 and named after the settlement [[Nikita, Russia]]. |
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Its founder and first director was Russian botanist [[Christian Steven]] of [[Swedish people|Swedish]] descent. The garden and its collections were greatly expanded by the Livonian [[Nicolai Anders von Hartwiss]], director 1827–1860. |
Its founder and first director was Russian botanist [[Christian Steven]] of [[Swedish people|Swedish]] descent. The garden and its collections were greatly expanded by the Livonian [[Nicolai Anders von Hartwiss]], director 1827–1860. |
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[[Image:CSteven.jpg|thumb|225px|Monument to [[Christian von Steven]] in the Nikitsky Botanical Garden.]] |
[[Image:CSteven.jpg|thumb|225px|Monument to [[Christian von Steven]] in the Nikitsky Botanical Garden.]] |
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The total area is 11 square |
The total area is 11 square kilometers. It is a scientific research centre, a producer of [[sapling]]s and seeds, and a tourist attraction. |
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The garden |
The garden's collection counts over 50,000 species, sorts and hybrides. Its scientific work consists in study of natural [[flora (plants)|flora]], collection of [[gene]] fund, selection and introduction of new agricultural plants for south [[Ukraine]], [[Russia]], and other countries. |
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{{Tourist attractions in Crimea}} |
{{Tourist attractions in Crimea}} |
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[[Category:Protected areas of Russia]] |
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[[Category:Botanical research institutes]] |
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[[Category:Research institutes in the Soviet Union]] |
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[[Category:Visitor attractions in Crimea]] |
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Nikitsky Botanical Garden (Ukrainian: Нікітський ботанічний сад, Russian: Никитский ботанический сад) is one of the oldest botanical gardens. It is located in Crimea, close to Yalta, by the shores of the Black Sea. It was founded in 1812 and named after the settlement Nikita, Russia. Its founder and first director was Russian botanist Christian Steven of Swedish descent. The garden and its collections were greatly expanded by the Livonian Nicolai Anders von Hartwiss, director 1827–1860.
The total area is 11 square kilometers. It is a scientific research centre, a producer of saplings and seeds, and a tourist attraction.
The garden's collection counts over 50,000 species, sorts and hybrides. Its scientific work consists in study of natural flora, collection of gene fund, selection and introduction of new agricultural plants for south Ukraine, Russia, and other countries.
44°30′34″N 34°13′58″E / 44.5094°N 34.2328°E
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