Sudak or Sudaq (; )'s a small historic town located in Crimea, Ukraine situated to the west of Feodosiya (the nearest railway station) and to the east of Simferopol, the capital of Crimea. Today it's a popular resort, best known for its Genoese fortress, the best preserved on the northern shore of the Black Sea. History It 's believed that the city was founded in 212 AD by Alani settlers. Greek merchants from the Byzantine Empire founded Σουγδαία (a refer… (More on Sudak)