| Official Name: | Partenit | ||||||||
| Settlement Type: | Urban-type settlement | ||||||||
| Pushpin Map: | Crimea#Ukraine | ||||||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Partenit within the Crimea | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 44.5764°N 34.3397°W | ||||||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||||
| Subdivision Type1: | Republic | ||||||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Crimea | ||||||||
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality | ||||||||
| Subdivision Name2: | Alushta Municipality | ||||||||
| Subdivision Type3: | Local council | ||||||||
| Subdivision Name3: | Partenit | ||||||||
| Elevation M: | 30 | ||||||||
| Population Total: | 6193 | ||||||||
| Population As Of: | 2014 | ||||||||
| Timezone: | MSK | ||||||||
| Utc Offset: | +4 | ||||||||
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code | ||||||||
| Postal Code: | 98542 — 98544 | ||||||||
| Area Code: | +380-6560 | ||||||||
| Blank Name: | Former name | ||||||||
| Blank Info: | Frunzenskoye (1945 - 1991) | ||||||||
| Pushpin Relief: | yes | ||||||||
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Partenit is a seaside urban-type settlement under the administrative jurisdiction of the town of regional significance of Alushta in the southern part of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of Ukraine and since 2014 occupied and incorporated by Russia as the Republic of Crimea. Population:
Lying just east of a mountain which Turkish speakers named Ayu Dağ (; which means Bear Mountain), Partenit is on a fairly flat coastal plot of land, although the elevation quickly rises the further away one goes from the sea. Much of the architecture of the city is in the Soviet realist style. The current permanent-resident population is largely Russian and Ukrainian, with a significant influx of Tatars and Armenians.
Originally an ancient Greek settlement named Parthenium, the name derived from the word Parthenon. It had been subsequently settled or invaded by, Goths, Turks, Genoese, Tatars, and Germans. It is in wine country; the nearby Massandra winery is famous for its production of Bastardo and other wines.
Partenit has two beaches. One is the public beach which is free. The other is on the property of the military resort and much bigger. Most tourists rent an apartment from a local renter, and the going rate in recent years has been about $20/day for an apartment within a 10-minute walk of the beach.
There are several businesses offering excursions, set up for tourists between the bazaar and the beach, to different parts of Crimea, including to Massandra and Livadia, as well as waterfalls. A local tour goes through Ayu Dag, tracing its history through earthquakes and past ruins of ancient churches of the Goths. One of the first national parks in Ukraine was established to protect Ayu Dag.
Another popular sight is a plantation of 28 olive trees, which is also known as ″28 Old Olives″ (; Russian: 28 древних олив), which are estimated to be over 500 years old. The trees are 7–9 meters tall and the trunks 2–3 meters wide.