Cherepakha Islet

Cherepakha or Cherepashka was a small artificial islet, which was man-made on a sand bank in the Gulf of Taganrog on Azov Sea in about 2 kilometers from the Taganrog Fortress.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island in Russia
  • Also known as: “Cherepakha” and “остров Черепаха”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Birth house of Anton Chekhov and Peter barracks.

Museum
The birthplace of Anton Chekhov is a historic house in , Russia, where the writer Anton Chekhov was born. It is now a writer's house museum. In 1916, the Taganrog City Council supported the initiative of the Chekhov Circle and acquired the house and grounds on Chekhov Street 69 to conserve the house of Anton Chekhov. is situated 3 km northwest of Cherepakha Islet.

Historic building
Photo: Alexander Roumega, CC BY-SA 4.0.
— a historical monument in , , that was built at the end of the 18th century. Is a part of «combined arms cell» of Taganrog Fortress. It is also a valuable object of cultural heritage of federal importance.

Church
Photo: Vow, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker Church is a Russian Orthodox Church in the city of in , Russia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Taganrog and Petrushino.

Photo: Mark Antokolsky, Public domain.
is the second largest city in , known as the home city of Anton Chekhov.

Village
Photo: Алексей Петров, CC BY 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 7 km west of Cherepakha Islet.

Cherepakha Islet

Latitude
47.18372° or 47° 11′ 1″ north
Longitude
38.9552° or 38° 57′ 19″ east
Open location code
8GVW5XM4+F3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 992324473
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
569232
Wiki­data ID
Q5091881
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Satellite Map

Discover Cherepakha Islet from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Russian—“Cherepakha Islet” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Çerepaxa adası”
  • Cebuano: “Ostrov Cherepakha”
  • Cebuano: “Ostrov Cherepashka”
  • Croatian: “Čerepaha”
  • Russian: “Остров Черепаха”
  • Russian: “Черепаха (остров)”
  • Russian: “Черепаха”

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