Perekop fortress

Or Qapi Fortress is a ruined fort located near the settlement of on the Perekop isthmus connecting the peninsula to the Ukrainian mainland.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: former Ottoman and Crimean Khanate fortress on the Isthmus of Perekop
  • Also known as: “Or Qapi” and “Perekop Fortress”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Armiansk railway station and Khimik Stadium, Armiansk.

Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
Armiansk is a railway station in Armiansk, , a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of , but de facto under control and administration of . is situated 3½ km south of Perekop fortress.

Stadium
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 4.0.
is situated 3½ km south of Perekop fortress.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Perekop and Isthmus of Perekop.

Village
Photo: Kosun, CC0.
is a village located on the Isthmus connecting the Crimean peninsula to the mainland. It is known for the Or Qapi fortress, which served as the gateway to Crimea.

Locality
The , literally the Isthmus of the Trench, is the narrow, 5–7 kilometres wide strip of land that connects the to the mainland of .

Town
Photo: Вальдимар, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Armiansk is a city of regional significance in the northern Crimean peninsula. The status of Crimea has been disputed by Ukraine and Russia since February 2014. is situated 4½ km south of Perekop fortress.

Perekop fortress

Latitude
46.14738° or 46° 8′ 51″ north
Longitude
33.69146° or 33° 41′ 29″ east
Open location code
8GRM4MWR+XH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 96930384
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­embankment
Wiki­data ID
Q4350408
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Perekop fortress” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Or Qapı qalası”
  • Bashkir: “Перекоп ҡәлғәһе”
  • Crimean Tatar: “Or Qapı qalesi”
  • French: “forteresse d’Or Qapi”
  • French: “forteresse de Perekop”
  • French: “Forteresse de Perekop”
  • French: “Or Qapi”
  • Hungarian: “Or-kapi erőd”
  • Japanese: “オル・カピ”
  • Japanese: “オル・カプ要塞”
  • Japanese: “ペレコープ要塞”
  • Portuguese: “Or Qapi”
  • Russian: “Ор-Капу”
  • Russian: “Ор-Капы”
  • Russian: “Перекопская крепость”
  • Swedish: “Or”
  • Swedish: “Perekop”
  • Turkish: “Orkapı Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Ор-Капу”
  • Ukrainian: “Перекопська фортеця”
  • Ukrainian: “Ферх Кермен”
  • Ukrainian: “Фортеця Перекоп”

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Highlights include руины Перекопской крепости and Турецкий Вал.

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