Sovietske

Sovietske
Совєтське
Sovietske
Location of Sovietske in Crimea
Coordinates: 44°31′53″N 34°11′17″E / 44.53139°N 34.18806°E / 44.53139; 34.18806
RepublicCrimea
RaionYalta Raion
Founded1929
Town status1971
Area
  Total
0.326 km2 (0.126 sq mi)
Elevation
458 m (1,503 ft)
Population
 (2014)
  Total
670
  Density2,100/km2 (5,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4 (MSK)
Postal code
98653
Area code+380 654
Websitehttp://rada.gov.ua/

Sovietske (Ukrainian: Совєтське; Russian: Советское) or Dolossy (Ukrainian: Долосси; Crimean Tatar: Dolossı) is an urban-type settlement in the Yalta Municipality of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of Ukraine and annexed by Russia as the Republic of Crimea.

The settlement was first founded in 1929 after the creation of the "Dolossi" resort hotel. Sovietske is located on Crimea's southern shore at an elevation of 458 metres (1,503 ft). It is administratively subordinate to the Massandra Settlement Council. Its population was 511 in the 2001 Ukrainian census. Current population: 670 (2014 Census).