Arabat Fortress
The Arabat Fortress, built in the 17th century by the Ottoman army, stands at the southernmost part of the Arabat Spit. Its purpose was to guard the spit and Crimea from invasions. It was in use, with intermissions, until the Crimean War of 1853–1856.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kamenskoye and Lvove.
Arabat Fortress
- Type: Grassland
- Description: 17th-century Ottoman fortress in Crimea
- Categories: fortress, archaeological site, cultural property, castle, building, and historic site
- Location: Semisotskoye sel’skoye poselenye, Kerch City Council, Crimea, Ukraine, Eastern Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.29569° or 45° 17′ 45″ north
Longitude
35.47861° or 35° 28′ 43″ east
Open location code
8GQQ7FWH+7C
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=grassland
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Arabat Fortress” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Արբատ ամրոց”
- Azerbaijani: “Arabat qalası”
- Bashkir: “Арабат ҡәлғәһе”
- Bulgarian: “Арабатска крепост”
- Bulgarian: “крепост Арабат”
- Chinese: “阿拉巴特要塞”
- French: “forteresse d’Arabat”
- French: “Forteresse d’Arabat”
- German: “Festung Arabat”
- Greek: “Φρούριο Αραμπάτ”
- Hungarian: “Arabat erőd”
- Macedonian: “Арабатска тврдина”
- Polish: “Twierdza Arabacka”
- Portuguese: “Fortaleza de Arabat”
- Russian: “Арабатская крепость”
- Slovenian: “Trdnjava Arabat”
- Turkish: “Arabat Kalesi”
- Ukrainian: “*Арабатська захисна лінія”
- Ukrainian: “Арабат”
- Ukrainian: “Арабатська фортеця”
- Ukrainian: “Ребат”
- Ukrainian: “Фортеця Арабат”
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