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Submitted by ivanjohnson on Wednesday, 17 February 2016  Page Views: 2522

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Eski Kermen Alternative Name: Эски-Кермен
Country: Ukraine Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Nearest Town: Sevastopol  Nearest Village: Ternivka
Latitude: 44.608505N  Longitude: 33.740486E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Eski Kermen
Eski Kermen submitted by ivanjohnson : The Medieval Fortress of Eski Kermen: The Gate Site in Ukraine In the 6th century A. D., Byzantine emperors ordered to build a line of strongholds in the Crimean mountains aiming to protect Byzantian possessions on Crimean Peninsula. The fortress known nowadays under the name of Eski Kermen is remarkable for the abundance of man-made caves used as auxiliary premises, sheds, storages and tem... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle in Ukraine

Eski Kermen (Old fortress) is a spectacular rock-cut medieval fortress town in the western part of Crimea in Ukraine in the vicinity Bakhchisarai, approximately 8km east of Sevastopol.

Built on top of a table mountain 1,040m long and 170m wide, with 30m high cliffs, it is now one of the most visited rock cities of Crimea.

Founded in the late sixth century AD as a stronghold of the Byzantine Empire, it existed until the end of the fourteenth century. The history of the town is poorly known. It started as an insignificant fortress and settlement, but through gradual expansion the city increased its importance, the apogee being in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, when the population was probably around 3000. In 1299 the city was ruined by the Mongols under the command Nogaj and never recovered its glory. In 1399 an army under the leadership of the Mongolian Edygeja destroyed the rebuilt village, which has remained uninhabited ever since.

Monuments

- Well-preserved fortifications of the 6th and 12th centuries.

- About 350 caves, carved into the rocks within the city and about 50 outside the city. Most of them were built in the 12-13th centuries as utility rooms, mostly pens for cattle, rarely cellars. A small part (15%) of the caves had defensive or sacred functions. There are many rock-cut tunnels and stairways.

- The ruins of a rock-cut basilica 24x13m from the end of the 6th century, considerably expanded at the end of the 11th century.

- A complex of tunnels/cisterns from the 6th century, made up of 6 sections of stairs with small platforms built for passing, and at the end, the 20m corridors lead to a natural cave, where water accumulates - apparently created by the end of the seventh century AD.

- The several churches carved into the rocks in the 12-13th centuries contain numerous frescoes, now very damaged by tourists.
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Eski Kermen
Eski Kermen submitted by ivanjohnson : DSC_3953 Site in Ukraine Image copyright: Sasha Kuzminetskiy, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Eski Kermen
Eski Kermen submitted by ivanjohnson : The Medieval Fortress of Eski Kermen: A Cave Temple Site in Ukraine In the 6th century A. D., Byzantine emperors ordered to build a line of strongholds in the Crimean mountains aiming to protect Byzantian possessions on Crimean Peninsula. The fortress known nowadays under the name of Eski Kermen is remarkable for the abundance of man-made caves used in the past as auxiliary premises, sheds,... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Eski Kermen
Eski Kermen submitted by ivanjohnson : Eski-Kermen Site in Ukraine Kapel fra 500 til 600-tallet, tror jeg nok! Hugget ud af det bare kalksten. Fedt Eski-Kermen (Old fortress) ligger blot 40km øst for Chersonesos og er blot et af en lang række borg hugget ind i naturlige stejle kalkstens formationer. De stammer tilbage til den byzantinske Kejser Justinian 1 (527-565), som udvidede den østlige romerrigets grænser langs de n... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Eski Kermen
Eski Kermen submitted by ivanjohnson : IMG_9327 Site in Ukraine Image copyright: Amikoze (Amikoze), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Eski Kermen
Eski Kermen submitted by ivanjohnson : The Medieval Fortress of Eski Kermen: Caves Site in Ukraine In the 6th century A. D., Byzantine emperors ordered to build a line of strongholds in the Crimean mountains aiming to protect Byzantian possessions on Crimean Peninsula. The fortress known nowadays under the name of Eski Kermen is remarkable for the abundance of man-made caves used as auxiliary premises, sheds, storages and temple... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Eski Kermen
Eski Kermen submitted by ivanjohnson : Eski-kermen (Old fortress), late 6th to 14th century. Site in Ukraine Eski-kermen ((Old fortress), late 6th to 14th century) is one of the most picturesque cave towns. It is located in the south-western area of the mountainous region of the Crimea. Image copyright: vitaly.giragosov (Vitaly Giragosov), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

Eski Kermen
Eski Kermen submitted by ivanjohnson : eski030 Site in Ukraine Image copyright: alex.moshkov, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

Eski Kermen
Eski Kermen submitted by ivanjohnson : eski017 Site in Ukraine Image copyright: alex.moshkov, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Eski Kermen submitted by ivanjohnson : eski kermen 2 Site in Ukraine Image copyright: momo3223, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Eski Kermen submitted by ivanjohnson : 549 Site in Ukraine Image copyright: xdr8 (x dr), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Eski Kermen submitted by ivanjohnson : P6173972 Site in Ukraine Image copyright: murky_pics, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

Eski Kermen
Eski Kermen submitted by ivanjohnson : eski035 Site in Ukraine Image copyright: alex.moshkov, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

Eski Kermen
Eski Kermen submitted by ivanjohnson : DSC06019 Site in Ukraine Image copyright: qwz (Nikolai Vassiliev), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

Eski Kermen
Eski Kermen submitted by ivanjohnson : Early morning on Eski - Kermen Site in Ukraine Image copyright: SWC_photo (V S), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

Eski Kermen
Eski Kermen submitted by ivanjohnson : Eski Kermen - Cave Cities of Crimea Site in Ukraine Image copyright: xJason.Rogersx (Jason Rogers), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

Eski Kermen
Eski Kermen submitted by ivanjohnson : Eski Kermen Site in Ukraine Image copyright: visual_walery (Walery Kozlov), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

Eski Kermen
Eski Kermen submitted by ivanjohnson : eski033 Site in Ukraine Image copyright: alex.moshkov, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

Eski Kermen
Eski Kermen submitted by ivanjohnson : Eski-Kermen Site in Ukraine Eski-Kermen (Old fortress) ligger blot 40km øst for Chersonesos og er blot et af en lang række borg hugget ind i naturlige stejle kalkstens formationer. De stammer tilbage til den byzantinske Kejser Justinian 1 (527-565), som udvidede den østlige romerrigets grænser langs de nordlige sortehavskyster og opførte en lang række forsvarslinier til at beskytte r...

Eski Kermen
Eski Kermen submitted by ivanjohnson : Eski-Kermen Tower Site in Ukraine Image copyright: costanfisa (Konstantin), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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