Regional map focus
The Autonomous Republic of Crimea opens on map.megainet.art with the public map-layer identifier UA-43. It is a separate Ukrainian administrative unit on the Crimean Peninsula, while Sevastopol City has its own map focus, UA-40. The peninsula lies in southern Ukraine, is connected to the mainland by the narrow Perekop Isthmus, projects into the Black Sea, and is washed from the northeast by the Azov Sea and Syvash. The Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine describes the peninsula as about 27,000 square kilometers, with a long coastline and a landscape divided between a broad plain and the Crimean Mountains. It also notes the peninsula's west-to-east and north-to-south extent, which helps explain why a single word, “Crimea,” can cover a large and varied area. Ukrainian official sources use the legally precise name “Autonomous Republic of Crimea”; the first-level KATOTTG reference is UA01000000000013043. The public map layer uses a different identifier, UA-43, as a product map ID. Keeping those names and identifiers separate helps a copied link remain clear even when the word “Crimea” is used broadly.
How to use this page
As a physical region, Crimea combines steppe lowlands, mountain ridges, coastal zones, and the Kerch uplands in the east. The Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine notes that the southern part of the peninsula includes the Crimean Mountains, with Roman-Kosh as the highest point, while the northern plain belongs to the Black Sea Lowland. The same geography explains the contrast between the flatter north, the mountain south, the southern coast, and the Kerch side of the peninsula. The Autonomous Republic of Crimea entry places the republic within the peninsula, with the Black Sea to the west and south, the Azov Sea to the northeast, and the administrative center in Simferopol. On the alert map, the useful action is direct: open /en/?region=UA-43 for the Crimea focus. Current safety, access, and alert state belong on the live map and in official channels, not in a static regional description. If the link is shared in a message, it points to Crimea itself and not to the separate Sevastopol map focus, so readers comparing peninsula-wide and city-specific searches can choose the correct view quickly.
Name and boundary sources
The legal and cartographic distinction is the main navigation point. Article 133 of the Constitution of Ukraine names the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Kyiv, and Sevastopol separately in Ukraine's administrative-territorial system; the Constitutional Court's 2014 decision also supports that Sevastopol is not part of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. In map.megainet.art, UA-43 is the public map-layer identifier for the Crimea focus, not a replacement for KATOTTG or any other state classifier. The page-level link is therefore a route into the map, while the source list gives the legal and geographic background for the unit being opened. For real-time decisions, use the live map view and official alerts. For stable reference, use the official legal sources, KATOTTG, and the Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine geography articles. This keeps Crimea, Sevastopol, administrative names, and live alert data from being collapsed into one unclear label, especially when the focused URL is reused in chat, monitoring notes, or regional directories.
Change history
48-hour history is not confirmed for this region.