Berezan Island
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Berezan Island is a small, historically significant island at the northern end of the Black Sea, known for its ancient Greek colony remains and strategic military importance.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ island ⓘ |
| access | restricted ⓘ |
| area | about 0.9 square kilometres ⓘ |
| associatedWithRiver |
Dnieper
ⓘ
surface form:
Borysthenes (Dnieper River)
|
| colonizedBy |
Ionians
ⓘ
surface form:
Milesian Greeks
ancient Greeks ⓘ |
| country | Ukraine ⓘ |
| governedBy | Ukrainian military authorities ⓘ |
| hasAncientName |
Berezan (Greek colony)
ⓘ
Euphrátēs ⓘ
surface form:
Borysthenes
|
| hasArchaeologicalLayer |
Archaic Greece
ⓘ
surface form:
Archaic Greek period
Classical period ⓘ Medieval period ⓘ Modern period ⓘ |
| hasCoordinates | approx. 46.62°N 31.00°E ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceOf |
Greek inscriptions
ⓘ
Greek pottery ⓘ early Greek trade in northern Black Sea ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
archaeological remains
ⓘ
cliffs ⓘ steppe vegetation ⓘ |
| hasGraveOf | Platon Odyntsov (Sailor from Potemkin mutiny) ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | monument to sailors of battleship Potemkin ⓘ |
| hasRemainsOf |
ancient Greek houses
ⓘ
fortifications ⓘ harbour installations ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
lighthouse
ⓘ
military installations ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ancient Greek colony remains
ⓘ
archaeological excavations ⓘ strategic military importance ⓘ |
| length | about 0.9 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Black Sea
ⓘ
Mykolaiv Oblast ⓘ Ochakiv Raion ⓘ northern Black Sea ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Dnieper–Bug estuary
ⓘ
Kinburn Peninsula ⓘ Ochakiv ⓘ |
| partOf | Black Sea Biosphere Reserve buffer zone ⓘ |
| periodOfFlourishing |
6th century BCE
ⓘ
7th century BCE ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of Dnieper–Bug estuary access
ⓘ
naval outpost location ⓘ |
| uninhabited | true ⓘ |
| usedAs |
fortified position
ⓘ
lighthouse station ⓘ military outpost ⓘ |
| wasSiteOf | ancient Greek colony ⓘ |
| wasTradingPostFor |
Greek city-states
ⓘ
Scythian tribes ⓘ |
| wasUsedBy |
Russian Empire military
ⓘ
Soviet armed forces ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet military
|
| wasUsedDuring |
Crimean War
ⓘ
World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| width | about 0.6 kilometres ⓘ |