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Landmark Attractions In Kerch Peninsula

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Kerch is a city of regional significance on the Kerch Peninsula in the east of the Crimea. Population: 147,033 .Founded 2,600 years ago as an ancient Greek colony, Kerch is considered to be one of the most ancient cities in Crimea. The city experienced rapid growth starting in the 1920s and was the site of a major battle during World War II. Today, it is one of the largest cities in Crimea and is among the republic's most important industrial, transport and tourist centres.
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  • 1. Royal Kurgan Kerch
    The Royal Kurgan or Tsarskiy Kurgan from the 4th century BC, is one of the most impressive tumuli of the eastern Crimea. The burial barrow is located in the present-day Kerch, which developed out of the ancient Greek town Panticapaeum founded by Miletus. About 200 burial mounds exist in Kerch and its immediate surroundings. The Royal Kurgan is located about 5 km northeast of the town centre, close to the memorial to the defenders of the Adzhimushkay quarry. The mound is almost 20 metres high and its base perimeter is about 250 meters. It holds a burial chamber with a square floor plan , which gradually merges into the circular shape of a corbelled dome . The total height of the burial chamber is 8.84 meters. Also the generous dromos, a 2.80-meter-wide and 37-meter-long acute entrance passa...
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