Balaclava, Crimea

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Balaclava, Crimea is a small port town near Sevastopol best known as the site of the 1854 Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War, including the famous "Thin Red Line" and "Charge of the Light Brigade."

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Balaklava 9
Balaclava, Crimea canonical 2
Balaklava, Crimea 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf port town
settlement
town
associatedWith British Army
French Army
Ottoman Empire
Russian Empire
Sardinian forces
climate humid subtropical climate
country Russia
dateOfEvent 25 October 1854 (Battle of Balaclava)
disputedTerritory Ukraine
hasAlternativeName Balaklava
hasAlternativeSpelling Balaklava
hasAttraction Balaclava Bay waterfront
Crimean War memorials
submarine base museum
hasCulturalReference poem "The Charge of the Light Brigade" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
hasEconomicActivity fishing
tourism
hasFeature narrow inlet-like bay
natural harbor
hasHarbor Balaclava Bay
hasMilitaryFacility Object 825 GTS
underground submarine base
hasNameOrigin Greek word for "honey" (balaklava etymology often linked to Greek)
historicalEvent Battle of Balaclava
historicalPeriod Crimean War
historicalStatus part of Russian Empire
part of Soviet Union
part of Ukrainian SSR
part of independent Ukraine (until 2014 de facto change)
knownFor Battle of Balaclava
Charge of the Light Brigade
Crimean War history
Thin Red Line
locatedIn Crimea
Crimean Peninsula
linked to: Crimea

Sevastopol
locatedOn Black Sea
near Sevastopol
partOf Balaklava District
Sevastopol municipality
region Southern Crimea
linked to: southeastern Crimea
strategicImportance control of approaches to Sevastopol
naval operations in Black Sea
timeZone Moscow Time
usedAs naval base
submarine base

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Referenced by (12)

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Thin Red Line associatedPlace Balaclava, Crimea
17th Lancers battleHonour Balaklava
linked to: Balaclava, Crimea
42nd Regiment of Foot battleHonour Balaklava
linked to: Balaclava, Crimea
One Nation Underground followedBy Balaklava
linked to: Balaclava, Crimea
One Nation Underground followedBy Balaklava
subject linked to: album One Nation Underground
linked to: Balaclava, Crimea
Medal of the Crimean War hasClasp Balaklava
linked to: Balaclava, Crimea
Queen's Dragoon Guards predecessorUnitBattleHonoursInclude Balaklava
linked to: Balaclava, Crimea
4th Hussars battleHonour Balaklava
linked to: Balaclava, Crimea
Carabiniers (6th Dragoon Guards) battleHonour Balaklava
subject linked to: Carabiniers
linked to: Balaclava, Crimea
Balaclava railway station namedAfter Balaklava, Crimea
linked to: Balaclava, Crimea
Balaclava hasAlternativeName Balaklava
linked to: Balaclava, Crimea