Crimea (/kraɪˈmiːə/) is a peninsula of Ukraine located on the northern coast of the Black Sea. The Autonomous Republic of Crimea (Ukrainian: Автономна Республіка Крим, Avtonomna Respublika Krym; Russian: Автономная Республика Крым, Avtonomnaya Respublika Krym; Crimean Tatar: Qırım Muhtar Cumhuriyeti, Къырым Мухтар Джумхуриети) occupies most of the peninsula. It is sometimes referred to with the definite article, as the Crimea.