Koreiz (; ; ) is an

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlement, abbreviated: ; , abbreviated: ; ; ; ; . is an official designation for lesser urbanized settlements, used in several Central and Eastern Europe, Central and Eastern European countries. The term was primarily used in the So ...

lying south-west of

Yalta Yalta (: ) is a resort town, resort city on the south coast of the Crimean Peninsula surrounded by the Black Sea. It serves as the administrative center of Yalta Municipality, one of the regions within Crimea. Yalta, along with the rest of Crime ...

in the Yalta Municipality of the

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and incorporated by

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as the Republic of Crimea. The name of the town means "villages" in

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(χωρεία, chorèa). Koreiz absorbed the nearby spa of Miskhor in 1958. Population: Koreiz has arguably become best known as the site of two palaces: * The palace of Grand Duke Peter Nicolaievich of Russia, known as Dulber (''dülber'' in Crimean Tatar means "beautiful"), is an asymmetrical

Moorish Revival Moorish Revival or Neo-Moorish is one of the exotic revival architectural styles that were adopted by architects of Europe and the Americas in the wake of Romanticism, Romanticist Orientalism. It reached the height of its popularity after the mi ...

architectural extravaganza with crenellated walls, silver domes, and more than 100 rooms, inspired by the Mameluk architecture of 15th-century

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. This palace was built between 1895 and 1897. * , an architect who worked on the imperial Livadia Palace in nearby Yalta, built the Yusupov Palace for Prince Felix Yusupov in 1909. The palace, whose style may be described as

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Revival and Roman Revival, boasts a romantic park with exotic plants and a wine cellar founded by Prince Lev Galitzine in the 19th century. After the

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the Soviet authorities nationalised the palace; it served as

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's favourite

dacha A dacha (Belarusian, Ukrainian language, Ukrainian and rus, дача, p=ˈdatɕə, a=ru-dacha.ogg) is a seasonal or year-round second home, often located in the exurbs of former Soviet Union, post-Soviet countries, including Russia. A cottage (, ...

during the 1945

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and at other times. File:Dulber Palace.JPG, Dulber File:Пруд_Юсуповского_дворца.JPG, Yusupov Palace File:Koreiz - beach3.jpg, Tourism is an important sector of Koreiz's economy

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* {{Yalta Municipality Urban-type settlements in Crimea Seaside resorts in Ukraine Seaside resorts in Russia Yalta Municipality Rural settlements in Crimea