Perekop

Perekop is a village located on the Perekop Isthmus connecting the Crimean peninsula to the mainland. It is known for the fortress, which served as the gateway to Crimea.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 894 residents
  • Description: village in Armyansk, Perekop rayon, Ukraine
  • Postal code: 96011

Places of Interest

Highlights include Perekop fortress.

Castle
Photo: Btxo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Or Qapi Fortress is a ruined fort located near the settlement of Perekop on the Perekop isthmus connecting the peninsula to the Ukrainian mainland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Isthmus of Perekop and Armyansk.

Locality
The , literally the Isthmus of the Trench, is the narrow, 5–7 kilometres wide strip of land that connects the to the mainland of .

Town
Photo: Вальдимар, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Armiansk is a city of regional significance in the northern Crimean peninsula. The status of Crimea has been disputed by Ukraine and Russia since February 2014. is situated 6 km south of Perekop.

Village
Photo: Kosun, CC0.
Voloshyne is a village located in Armiansk Municipality, Crimea. Population: 152. is situated 7 km southwest of Perekop.

Perekop

Latitude
46.16183° or 46° 9′ 43″ north
Longitude
33.69359° or 33° 41′ 37″ east
Population
894
Elevation
14 metres (46 feet)
Open location code
8GRM5M6V+PC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 337691853
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
697729
Wiki­data ID
Q532838
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Urdu—“Perekop” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Perekop”
  • Armenian: “Պերեկոպ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Or Qapı”
  • Belarusian: “Пэрэкоп (Армянскі гарсавет)”
  • Belarusian: “Пэрэкоп”
  • Bulgarian: “Перекоп”
  • Catalan: “Perekop”
  • Cebuano: “Perekop”
  • Chinese: “彼列科普”
  • Chinese: “皮里柯普”
  • Crimean Tatar: “Or Qapı”
  • Crimean Tatar: “Or” (historical)
  • Dutch: “Perekop”
  • Estonian: “Perekop”
  • French: “Perekop”
  • German: “Perekop”
  • Greek: “Περεκόπ”
  • Italian: “Perekop”
  • Japanese: “ペレコープ (アルミャーンシク地区)”
  • Japanese: “ペレコープ (クリミア自治共和国)”
  • Japanese: “ペレコープ”
  • Korean: “페레코프”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Perekop”
  • Norwegian: “Perekop”
  • Ottoman Turkish (1500-1928): “Or” (historical)
  • Persian: “پرکوپ، روسیه”
  • Polish: “Perekop”
  • Romanian: “Perekop, Armeansk”
  • Russian: “Перекоп”
  • Slovenian: “Perekop”
  • South Azerbaijani: “پرکوپ، روسیه”
  • Spanish: “Perekop”
  • Swedish: “Perekop”
  • Tatar: “Ur Qapqa”
  • Turkish: “Perekop, Ukrayna”
  • Ukrainian: “Перекоп”
  • Urdu: “پیریکوپ”

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