Chufut-Kale is a medieval city-fortress in the Crimean Mountains that now lies in ruins. It is a national monument of Crimean Karaites culture just 3 km ...
Chufut-Kale
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Chufut-Kale is a medieval city-fortress in the Crimean Mountains that now lies in ruins. It is a national monument of Crimean Karaites culture just 3 km east of Bakhchysarai.
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Suburb of Bakhchiserai, a town in the government of Taurida, Russia. It is called by the Tatars "Kirk-er" (Place of Forty), and by the Karaites. to which ...
Rising 200m, this long and bluff plateau houses a honeycomb of caves and structures where people took refuge for centuries. It's wonderful to explore,…
Mar 16, 2014 · The caves were surprisingly habitable, with stone benches carved along the wall, cooking holes in the floor, and possibly storage holes, too.
The fortress is most famous now as locale of a major Kariate settlement during middle ages. But it was also for many years the capital of the Crimean khans.
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It is not very interesting to watch without a guide, especially since a lot of buildings have survived. Nevertheless, the caves are certainly impressive. We ...
The cave fortress of Chufut-Kale is located 2.8 km from Bakhchisarai, at an altitude of 600 m above sea level. Almost the entire city is carved into the ...
Later, it became known as Chufut-Kale, the abode of the Karaites - the indigenous people whose cultural and religious traditions are an important part of the ...
Feb 3, 2020 · They are the descendants of settlers who arrived in Crimea in the thirteenth–sixteenth centuries from the Caucasus; Spain, from where they were ...
The historical surroundings of Crimean Khans' capital in Bakhchysarai
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The Kyrk-Yer (Chufut-Kale) fortress was both military and administrative center for the so-called “Minor Alani” tribes. Hence, the fortress and its surroundings ...
