The town gradually acquired the name of Chufut-Kale, which in Turkic meant "Jewish fortress", with a negative and scornful meaning. After the Annexation of the Crimean Khanate by the Russian Empire in 1783, the fortress inhabitants were permitted to live anywhere in the Crimea.
Its name is Crimean Tatar and Turkish for "Jewish Fortress" (çufut/çıfıt - Jew, qale/kale - fortress), while Crimean Karaites refer to it simply as "Fortress", ...
Oct 26, 2012 · The Tatars who ruled the area considered the Karaites to be Jews and the town name eventually changed to Chufut-Kale meaning “Jewish fortress” ...
Since those times the town was called Chufut Kale, which means the 'Jewish Fortress' (since Karaism is an offshoot of Judaism). In the 18th century, the Russian ...
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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Mar 16, 2014 · Interestingly, the name is tatar, and means "Jewish rock", in a highly derogatory sense.
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.
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The Tatars considered them Jews, so the city was renamed Chufut-Kale (Jewish fortress). The fortress of Chufut-Kale became the home of the Karaites for the next ...
... and its name is Crimean Tatar and Turkish, literally meaning "Jewish Fortress"." has type. modern · THES123549. is identified by. Chufut-Kale. Details.
Mar 16, 2014 · "Chufud" was a common word for Jew, related etymologically to "Judah", and "Kale" means castle rather than rock, as the article says. So the ...
