Chufut Kale (Qırq Yer)

Chufut-Kale is a medieval city-fortress in the that now lies in ruins. It is a national monument of Crimean Karaites culture just 3 km east of .
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  • Description: historic fortress in Crimea
  • Also known as
    “Chufut-Kale”
    “Çufut Qale”
    “Чуфут Кале (Къыркъ Ер))”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bakhchysarai Cave Monastery and Balta Tiimez.
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The Dormition Monastery of the Caves, otherwise known… is situated 1 km west of Chufut Kale (Qırq Yer).
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is a cemetery, which is situated 800 metres southeast of Chufut Kale (Qırq Yer).
The is located in , . is situated 3 km west of Chufut Kale (Qırq Yer).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Русская слободка and Kudrino.
Юровский Александр, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a neighborhood, which is situated 3½ km west of Chufut Kale (Qırq Yer).
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is a village, which is situated 4½ km south of Chufut Kale (Qırq Yer).
Дмитрий Cкляренко, CC BY 3.0.
is a suburb, which is situated 4½ km west of Chufut Kale (Qırq Yer).

Chufut Kale (Qırq Yer)

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Latitude
44.74118° or 44° 44′ 28″ north
Longitude
33.92337° or 33° 55′ 24″ east
Open location code
8GPMPWRF+F8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 93753131
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­scrub
Wiki­data ID
Q1017178

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Yakut—“Chufut Kale (Qırq Yer)” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Չուֆութ Կալե”
  • Assamese: “চুফুট-কালে”
  • Azerbaijani: “Çufutqala”
  • Bosnian: “Čufut kale”
  • Bulgarian: “Чифут кале”
  • Catalan: “Çufut Qale”
  • Catalan: “Txufut Kalé”
  • Chechen: “Чуфут-ГӀала”
  • Crimean Tatar: “Çufut Qale”
  • Crimean Tatar: “Qırq Yer”
  • Croatian: “Chufut Kale”
  • Croatian: “Çufut Qale”
  • Czech: “Çufut Qale”
  • Dutch: “Chufut-Kale”
  • Esperanto: “Ĉufut-Kaleo”
  • French: “Çufut Qale”
  • French: “Cufut-Kalé”
  • German: “Cufut Kale”
  • German: “Çufut Qale”
  • German: “Tschufut Kale”
  • Hebrew: “צ’ופוט-קלה”
  • Hindi: “चुफ़ुत-काले”
  • Hungarian: “Csufut-Kale”
  • Irish: “Chufut-Kale”
  • Italian: “Chufut-Kale”
  • Japanese: “キルク＝エレ”
  • Japanese: “クルク・イェル”
  • Japanese: “チュフトカレ”
  • Latvian: “Čufutkale”
  • Lithuanian: “Čufut–Kale”
  • Macedonian: “Чуфут Кале”
  • Panjabi: “ਚੁਫੁਟ-ਕਾਲੇ”
  • Polish: “Czufut Kale”
  • Romanian: “Çufut Qale”
  • Russian: “Джуфт Къале”
  • Russian: “Джуфт-Кале”
  • Russian: “Джюфт-Кале”
  • Russian: “Кырк-Ер”
  • Russian: “Кырк-Ор”
  • Russian: “Чуфут Кале (Къыркъ Ер)”
  • Russian: “Чуфут Кале”
  • Serbian: “Чуфут кале”
  • Slovenian: “Čufut-Kale”
  • South Azerbaijani: “چوفوت-قلعه”
  • South Azerbaijani: “چوفوت-کئیل”
  • Spanish: “Çufut Qale”
  • Swedish: “Çufut Qale”
  • Swiss German: “Tschufut-Kale”
  • Tamil: “சுஃபுத்-காலே”
  • Tatar: “Чуфут-Кале кальгасы”
  • Telugu: “చుఫుట్-కాలే”
  • Turkish: “Çıfıt Kale”
  • Turkish: “Çufut Kale”
  • Ukrainian: “Кирк-Ор”
  • Ukrainian: “Чуфут Кале (Къиркъ Єр)”
  • Ukrainian: “Чуфут-Кале”
  • Urdu: “چوفوت کعلہ”
  • Uzbek: “Chufut qalʼa”
  • Yakut: “Чуфут-Кале”

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