Melek-Chesme kurghan

Melek-Chesme kurghan is an archaeological site in , . Melek-Chesme kurghan is situated nearby to the bus station , as well as near the community center .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: burial mound in Crimea
  • Also known as: “Melek-Chesmenskiy kurgan”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Panticapaeum (6c B.C. - 3c A.D.) and Kinoteatr Ukraina.

Archaeological site
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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 . is situated 1¼ km south of Melek-Chesme kurghan.

Movie theater
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is a movie theater, which is situated 710 metres south of Melek-Chesme kurghan.

Peak
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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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kerch and Yehorove.

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

Village
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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 3 km north of Melek-Chesme kurghan.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Melek-Chesme kurghan.

Melek-Chesme kurghan

Latitude
45.363° or 45° 21′ 47″ north
Longitude
36.47044° or 36° 28′ 14″ east
Open location code
8GQR9F7C+65
Open­Street­Map ID
way 108337650
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q4289312
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Melek-Chesme kurghan” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Мелек-Чэсменскі курган”
  • German: “Melek-Tschesme-Hügel”
  • Polish: “Kurhan Melek-Czesmienski”
  • Russian: “Мелек-Чесменский курган”
  • Ukrainian: “Мелек-Чесменський курган”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Керчь and Турист-вем.

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