FEODOSIYA

also spelled Feodosii, or Feodosija, city, Crimea republic, southern Ukraine. It lies along a broad bay on the southern coast of the Crimean Peninsula. Founded by Miletan Greeks in the 7th6th century BC, Feodosiya became part of the kingdom of the Cimmerian Bosporus. A Genoese factory (trading station) was established there in the 13th century under the name Kaffa. The town fell to the Turks in 1475 and to Russia in 1783. Modern Feodosiya is a major resort, as well as a coastal and fishing port. Pop. (1991 est.) 85,600.