Type Settlement
Usage Crimean Tatar, Tatar
Scripts Акъьяр(Crimean Tatar) Акъяр(Tatar)
Other Forms FormsAkyar (Tatar)
Meaning & History
From Crimean Tatar aq meaning "white" and yar meaning "cliff" or shore, coast". This is the Crimean Tatar and Tatar name for Sevastopol.