Kinburn
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Kinburn is a historically strategic fortress and settlement located on a spit at the mouth of the Dnieper–Bug estuary on the Black Sea, long contested by regional powers such as the Ottoman and Russian Empires.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortress
ⓘ
historical place ⓘ settlement ⓘ |
| contestedFor |
control of Black Sea access
ⓘ
control of Dnieper–Bug estuary ⓘ |
| country | Ukraine ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | Northern Black Sea region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment |
coastal wetlands
ⓘ
maritime climate ⓘ sandy beaches ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
access to estuarine waters
ⓘ
low-lying coastal terrain ⓘ sand spit ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryHistoryPeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ early modern period ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance |
control of Black Sea coastal routes
ⓘ
control of access to Bug River ⓘ control of access to Dnieper River ⓘ |
| historicalFunction |
fortress
ⓘ
military stronghold ⓘ settlement ⓘ |
| historicallyContestedBy |
Cossack forces
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedAtMouthOf | Dnieper–Bug estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kinburn Spit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeRegion | Mykolaiv Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricalRegion | Southern Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Black Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnBodyOfWater |
Dnieper River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Bug River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Kherson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ochakiv NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Kinburn Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfHistoricalConflictZone | Ottoman–Russian frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | estuarine zone ⓘ |
| significance |
gateway to inland Ukrainian river systems
ⓘ
regional power projection point on the Black Sea ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
border defense point
ⓘ
fortified outpost ⓘ naval support position ⓘ |
| terrainType | coastal spit ⓘ |
| usedFor |
coastal defense
ⓘ
control of maritime trade routes ⓘ military garrison ⓘ |
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