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The Best Attractions In Kerch

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Kerch is a city of regional significance on the Kerch Peninsula in the east of the Crimea. Population: 147,033 .Founded 2,600 years ago as an ancient Greek colony, Kerch is considered to be one of the most ancient cities in Crimea. The city experienced rapid growth starting in the 1920s and was the site of a major battle during World War II. Today, it is one of the largest cities in Crimea and is among the republic's most important industrial, transport and tourist centres.
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  • 1. Adzhimushkay Quarry Kerch
    The Defense of the Adzhimushkay Quarry took part during World War II, between May and October 1942 of in the Adzhimushkay quarry named after the Adzhimushkay suburb of Kerch during the Nazi Germany's occupation of the Crimea.
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  • 2. Church of St. John the Baptist Kerch
    The Church of St John the Baptist is a Christian church located in the city center of Kerch, Crimea. Built in the Byzantine architectural style, it is noted for the candy-striping in its façade. Dating to 717 AD, it is said to be one of the oldest churches in Eastern Europe.
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  • 5. Fortress Kerch Kerch
    Kerch Fortress is a fortress in eastern Crimea, located on Cape Ak-Burun at the narrowest point of the Kerch Strait. Built in the 19th century, the fortress was originally intended to protect the southern border of the Russian Empire.
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  • 12. Kerch Strait Bridge Kerch
    The Kerch Strait is a strait connecting the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, separating the Kerch Peninsula of Crimea in the west from the Taman Peninsula of Russia's Krasnodar Krai in the east. The strait is 3.1 kilometres to 15 kilometres wide and up to 18 metres deep. The most important harbor, the Crimean city of Kerch, gives its name to the strait, formerly known as the Cimmerian Bosporus. The Krasnodar Krai side of the strait contains the Taman Bay encircled by Tuzla Island and the 2003 Russian-built 3.8 kilometres -long dam to the south and Chushka Spit to the north. Russia had started the construction of a major cargo port near Taman, the most important Russian settlement on the strait.
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  • 13. Ferry Port Krym - Port Kavkaz Kerch
    Port Krym is a port in Crimea. It is located on the western shore of Kerch Strait, in the north-eastern part of Kerch city near a settlement of Zhukivka. Next to the port is located the Krym railway station. Port Krym has the Kerch Strait ferry connection with Port Kavkaz on the eastern shore of the strait. The port is also a base for pilot boats which guide navigation through the Strait of Kerch. The port is served by a fleet of three ships which were the property of the Ukrainian State Company Kerch Ferry as well as two more ships of the Russian company ANShIP which provides railroad ferry connection. Port Krym is a transition point on the where it terminates and resumes on the Russian coast at the Port Kavkaz. The type of crossing is ferry, status - local. The types of transportation cr...
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