Church of Saint John the Baptist, Kerch

The Church of St John the Baptist is a Christian church located in the city center of , . Built in the Byzantine architectural style, it is noted for the candy-striping in its façade.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Russian Orthodox
  • Description: church building in Kerch, Ukraine
  • Also known as: “Church of St John the Baptist”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Panticapaeum (6c B.C. - 3c A.D.) and Pushkin Theater.

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 580 metres west of Church of Saint John the Baptist, Kerch.

Theater building
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is a theater building, which is situated 250 metres northwest of Church of Saint John the Baptist, Kerch.

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 4 km north of Church of Saint John the Baptist, Kerch.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 5 km northwest of Church of Saint John the Baptist, Kerch.

Church of Saint John the Baptist, Kerch

Latitude
45.35146° or 45° 21′ 5″ north
Longitude
36.47601° or 36° 28′ 34″ east
Open location code
8GQR9F2G+HC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 156413208
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
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Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­russian_orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q12168493
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Urdu—“Church of Saint John the Baptist, Kerch” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Հովհաննես Մկրտչի տաճար (Կերչ)”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Հովհաննես Մկրտչի տաճար”
  • Bengali: “সেন্ট জন ব্যাপটিস্টের চার্চ, কের্চ”
  • Estonian: “Kertši Ristija Johannese kirik”
  • Finnish: “Johannes Kastajan kirkko”
  • German: “St. Johannes Baptist”
  • Greek: “Ναός του Αγίου Ιωάννη Βαπτιστή στο Κερτς”
  • Greek: “Ναός του Αγίου Ιωάννη του Βαπτιστή στο Κιρτς”
  • Russian: “Собор Иоанна Предтечи”
  • Russian: “Храм Иоанна Предтечи”
  • Russian: “Храм Святого Иоанна Предтечи (Керчь)”
  • Ukrainian: “Храм Іоанна Предтечі”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Івана Предтечі (Керч)”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Івана Предтечі”
  • Urdu: “کلیسا یوحنا اصطباغی، کرچ”

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Highlights include Надгробие and Алёнка.

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