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Gagarin Raion, Sevastopol — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Gagarin Raion is the western district of Sevastopol, where working bays, beaches and fishing quays line the Black Sea shore.
About Gagarin Raion
Where to stay in Gagarin Raion
The practical side of choosing where to sleep.
Sanatoria and children's camps line the Kozacha Bay and Striletska Bay shores, which puts most of the district's beds within sight of sand and a fair drive from central Sevastopol. Hrushivka is the inland alternative. Its blocks sit closer to the road into town, and travellers who want a working quay under the window take the Komyshova Bay side instead.
Things to do in and around Sevastopol
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Museums & Galleries
2- Siege of Sevastopol Heritage
- Museum of Russian Black sea Navy in Sevastopol Heritage
Churches & Religious Sites
6- St. Vladimir's Cathedral Heritage
- Cathedral of Intercession of the Theotokos Heritage
- Catholic Church of St. Clement in Sevastopol Heritage
- Church of All Saints Heritage
- Rotunda in Chersones Heritage
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- Храм на склепіннях Heritage
Castles & Historic Sites
8- Chersonesus Heritage
- Sunken Ships Monument Heritage
- Obelisk Hero City Sevastopol Heritage
- Memorial sign in honor of the 200th anniversary of the founding of Sevastopol Heritage
- Memorial wall of World War II in Sevastopol Heritage
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- Kornilov monument in Sevastopol Heritage
- Lenin Street (Sevastopol) Heritage
- Пам'ятник комсомольцям (Севастополь) Heritage
Landmarks & Notable Places
3- Історичний бульвар Heritage
- Taurian Stairs Heritage
- Lazarev Barracks Heritage
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About Gagarin Raion
What are the main landmarks in Gagarin Raion?
Chersonesus lies east of the district's bays. The excavated Greek city on the shore is the one monument travellers cross the district for, and nothing along the bays competes with it. Kozacha Bay closes the western end, where beaches and camp grounds take up the ground behind the sand.
A yacht club and boat stations sit along the inlets. Fishing quays at Komyshova Bay run through the morning, unloading catch instead of passengers.
What is the history of Gagarin Raion?
The district was drawn in 1975, late in the city's growth westward, and it took the name of Yuri Gagarin, the cosmonaut, rather than a headland or a bay. Chersonesus is far older. Fish drove the local economy for much of the twentieth century, with catching and processing plants behind Komyshova Bay and electronics works further inland.
Colleges and institutes followed the housing blocks, and Hrushivka filled in as the bays turned industrial.
Where is Gagarin Raion?
The Black Sea wraps Gagarin Raion on three sides, and the bays of Komyshova, Striletska and Kozacha cut its shoreline into headlands. Hrushivka holds the inland edge.
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Updated October 2026