Royal Kurgan

The Royal Kurgan or Tsarskyi Kurgan from the 4th century BC, is one of the most impressive tumuli of the eastern . The burial barrow is located at Kul-Oba in present-day , which developed out of the ancient Greek town of founded by .
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …is inscribed with “Царский курган”
  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM–6:00 PM
  • Description: kurgan in eastern Crimea
  • Also known as
    “Royal barrow”
    “Tsar’s Kurgan”
    “Царский Курган”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lapidary and Kerchenskyi Zavod.

Museum
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The Lapidarium is a lapidarium in . is situated 1¼ km south of Royal Kurgan.

Railway station
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is a railway station, which is situated 3½ km west of Royal Kurgan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aji-Mushkay and Yehorove.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Village
Photo: Kosun, CC0.
is a village in Lenine Raion, . is situated 4 km northwest of Royal Kurgan.

Village
Photo: Kosun, CC0.
is a village, which is situated 4 km northwest of Royal Kurgan.

Royal Kurgan

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Latitude
45.37396° or 45° 22′ 26″ north
Longitude
36.52609° or 36° 31′ 34″ east
Open location code
8GQR9GFG+HC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 108334786
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q11689408

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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Uzbek—“Royal Kurgan” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Царскі курган”
  • Dutch: “Tsarenkoergan”
  • French: “Kourgane Tsarsky”
  • Georgian: “სამეფო ყორღანი”
  • German: “Zarenkurgan”
  • Polish: “Carski Kurhan”
  • Polish: “Kurhan Królewski”
  • Russian: “Царский курган”
  • Slovenian: “Kraljevi kurgan”
  • Ukrainian: “Царський курган”
  • Ukrainian: “Царський Курган”
  • Uzbek: “Podsho qo‘rg‘oni”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Царский курган and Музей-выставка оружие Великой Отечественной войны 1941-1945 гг..

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Музейный зал экспозиции Царского кургана and Билетная касса.

Crimea: Highlights

Notable places include Sevastopol and Simferopol.

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