Пантикапей

Пантикапей is a ruins in , . Пантикапей is situated nearby to the archaeological site , as well as near the peak .

Places of Interest Nearby

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

Archaeological site
Photo: PIRZKHGL, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pantikapaion was an ancient Greek city on the eastern shore of , which the Greeks called Taurica. The city lay on the western side of the Cimmerian Bosporus, and was founded by in the late 7th or early 6th century BC, on a hill later named .

Peak
Photo: Clipper, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a large hill located in the center of , a city on the eastern of . It is 91.4 metres in elevation. From the top of a scenic view spreads across the Strait of Kerch and the city of Kerch.

Obelisk
Photo: Ihorpa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 190 metres southeast of Пантикапей.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kerch and Yehorove.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, is a city on the Peninsula of eastern . It was decorated by the Soviet Union as a "Hero City" of World War II.

Village
Photo: Kosun, CC0.
is a village in Lenine Raion, . 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. is situated 4 km north of Пантикапей.

Village
Photo: Kosun, CC0.
is a village, which is situated 4½ km northwest of Пантикапей.

Пантикапей

Latitude
45.35176° or 45° 21′ 6″ north
Longitude
36.46918° or 36° 28′ 9″ east
Open location code
8GQR9F29+PM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5787726800
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
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In Other Languages

From Russian to Ukrainian—“Пантикапей” goes by many names.
  • Russian: “Пантикапей”
  • Ukrainian: “Пантікапей”

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