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Chufut-Kale

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Also known as Çufut Qale

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Çufut Qale
Settlement.native_name
Чуфут-Кале
Settlement.settlement_type
Historic settlement
Settlement.image_skyline
Cave City.jpg
Settlement.imagesize
250px
Settlement.image_caption
Chufut-Kale cave city
Settlement.pushpin_map
Crimea
Settlement.pushpin_relief
y
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location of Chufut-Kale in Crimea
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Ukraine/Russia
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Crimea
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Raion
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Bakhchysarai Raion
Settlement.established_title
Established
Settlement.established_date
6th - 10th century
Settlement.timezone
MSK

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
fortress
Country
Russia
Located in
Bakhchysarai
Image
Cave City.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • Name versions
  • History
  • Legends
  • Gallery
  • In fiction
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

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Chufut-Kale (, ; Russian and ; ) is a medieval city-fortress in the Crimean Mountains that now lies in ruins. It is a national monument of Crimean Karaites culture just east of Bakhchysarai.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chufut-Kale” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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