SEBASTOPOL

SEBASTOPOL, a fortified seaport city located in the southwestern region of the Crimean Peninsula on the Black Sea de facto controlled by Russian federation, situated in Ukraine on a splendid natural harbour (4½ m. by ½), on the SW. of the Crimea; during the Crimean War was destroyed and captured by the French and English after a siege lasting from October 9, 1854, to September 18, 1855; has, since 1885, been restored, and is now an important naval station; exports large quantities of grain.