Perekop

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Perekop is a small settlement in northern Crimea historically known for its strategic location near the narrow land connection between the Crimean Peninsula and mainland Ukraine.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf populated place
settlement
urban-type settlement
coordinatesApproximate 46.1°N 33.7°E
country Ukraine
hasAlternativeName Or Qapı
hasBorderRole land gateway between Crimea and mainland Ukraine
hasFunction transport corridor between Crimea and mainland Ukraine
hasHistoricalEvent Perekop–Chongar offensive (1920)
Siege of Perekop (1736)
battles during World War II
battles during the Russian Civil War
hasLanguage Crimean Tatar
Russian
Ukrainian
hasNameInLanguage Or Qapı (Crimean Tatar)
Перекоп (Russian)
Перекоп (Ukrainian)
hasNearbyBodyOfWater Black Sea basin
Syvash lagoon system
hasNearbyInfrastructure highway connecting Crimea with Kherson region
rail and road routes into Crimea
hasStrategicImportance control of land access to Crimean Peninsula
hasTerrainFeature narrow isthmus
historicalRegion Taurida
historicalRole defensive stronghold on Isthmus of Perekop
gateway fortress to Crimea
knownFor location on narrow land connection between Crimea and mainland Ukraine
strategic military importance
locatedIn Black Sea region
Crimea
Eastern Europe
northern Crimea
locatedInTimeZone Eastern European Summer Time
Eastern European Time
locatedNear Black Sea
Syvash
border between Crimea and mainland Ukraine
locatedOn Isthmus of Perekop
partOf Armiansk municipality
Armiansk urban hromada
Crimean Peninsula
Isthmus of Perekop defensive line
strategicFor control of access routes to Crimean Peninsula
military operations involving Crimea


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