Lenine, Crimea

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Lenine
Леніне
Ленино
Yedi Quyu
Lenine (Crimea)
Lenine
Lenine
Location of Lenine, Crimea within the Crimea, Ukraine
Coordinates: 45°17′51″N 35°46′26″E / 45.2975, 35.77389
Country Flag of Ukraine Ukraine
Territory Crimea
Region Lenine raion
Elevation 30 m (98 ft)
Population (2001)
 - Total 8,451
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 98200 — 98203
Area code(s) +380-6557
Former name Sem Kolodezey (until 1957)

Lenine or Lenino (Ukrainian: Леніне, Russian: Ленино, Crimean Tatar: Yedi Quyu) is a town in the eastern Crimea, in the southwestern part of the Kerch Peninsula. It is the seat of the Lenine raion. Its Crimean Tatar name Yedi Quyu means "Seven Wells". It is located by the railway station Sem' Kolodezey (Russian: Семь Колодезей) which also means "Seven Wells", by the Dzhankoy-Kerch branch.