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"Inkerman (Ukrainian: Інкерман, Russian:
Инкерман, Crimean Tatar: Inkerman) is a town in Crimea,
Ukraine. It is situated 5 kilometres east of Sevastopol, at the
mouth of the Chernaya River that flows into Sevastopol Inlet (aka
the North Inlet). Administratively, Inkerman is subordinate to
the municipality of Sevastopol which does not consitute part of
the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. The city has population of
10,452 in 2001. Inkerman is said to mean a "cave
fortress" in Turkish. During the Soviet era (in 1976-1991)
it was known as Bilokamiansk (Ukrainian: A?eieai'yinue) or
Belokamensk (Russian: Aaeieaiaine), which literaly means
"White Stone City", as a reference to soft white stone
quarried in the area and commonly used for construction, but has
since been returned its pre-Soviet name."
City of Inkerman is part of the City of Sevastopl', Ukraine.,
Ukraine. Its flag is shown on the pages of Sevastopol's Heradic
Society "Gerakleya".
Valentin Poposki, 7 May 2007
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