Editing Simferopol (section)

===Russian Empire===
[[File:Ruins of a Greek Chapel and Monastery, upon the South Coast of the Crimea, near Derykêuy - Clarke Edward Daniel - 1810.jpg|thumb|Ruins of Greek chapel near Simferopol and [[Chatyr-Dag]], pictured in 1810]]
In 1784 modern Ukrainian{{citation needed|date=February 2024}} Simferopol was founded after the annexation of the [[Crimean Khanate]] to the [[Russian Empire]] by [[Catherine II of Russia]]. The name Simferopol is in [[Greek language|Greek]], Συμφερόπολις (''Simferopolis''){{citation needed|date=February 2024}}<!--It is mentioned above on the Etymology section in a different name in Greek, which is confusing and needed some explanation. Besides, should this sentence explaining the name be moved to the etymology section?--> and literally means "the city of usefulness." The tradition of Greek place names in newly acquired southern territories began with the [[Greek Plan]] of Russian Empress [[Catherine the Great]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Russian cities with Greek names|url=http://gazeta.sebastopol.ua/2006/07/20/vopros-otvet/|work=Sevastopolskaya gazeta|date=20 July 2006|access-date=2008-05-14|language=ru}}</ref> In 1802, Simferopol became the administrative centre of the [[Taurida Governorate]]. During the [[Crimean War]] of 1854–1856, the [[Russian Imperial Army]] reserves and a hospital were stationed in the city. After the war, more than 30,000 Russian soldiers were buried in the city's vicinity.