Kerch Bay

Kerch Bay is a bay of the Sea of Azov and Strait of Kerch in the eastern Crimea region. It is located at the eastern Kerch Peninsula, near the municipality of Kerch.

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Type: Bay
Description: body of water
Also known as: “Kerch Roads” and “Kertch Roads”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Panticapaeum (6c B.C. - 3c A.D.) and Mount Mithridat.

Panticapaeum (6c B.C. - 3c A.D.)

Archaeological site

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Pantikapaion was an ancient Greek city on the eastern shore of Crimea, which the Greeks called Taurica. The city lay on the western side of the Cimmerian Bosporus, and was founded by Milesians in the late 7th or early 6th century BC, on a hill later named Mount Mithridat. Panticapaeum (6c B.C. - 3c A.D.) is situated 2½ km west of Kerch Bay.

Mount Mithridat

Peak

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Mount Mithridat is a large hill located in the center of Kerch, a city on the eastern Kerch Peninsula of Crimea. It is 91.4 metres in elevation. From the top of Mount Mithridat a scenic view spreads across the Strait of Kerch and the city of Kerch. Mount Mithridat is situated 2½ km west of Kerch Bay.

Church of Saint John the Baptist, Kerch

Church

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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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kerch and Yehorove.

Kerch

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Kerch, is a city on the Kerch Peninsula of eastern Crimea. It was decorated by the Soviet Union as a "Hero City" of World War II.

Yehorove

Village

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Yehorove is a village in Lenine Raion, Crimea. According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the native languages of the inhabitants of the village were 89.29% Russian, 8.93% Ukrainian, and 1.79% Belarusian. Yehorove is situated 5 km north of Kerch Bay.