Tauric Peninsula
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The Tauric Peninsula is the historical name for the Crimean Peninsula, a strategically important landmass on the northern coast of the Black Sea.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical region
ⓘ
peninsula ⓘ |
| associatedWithAncientPeople | Tauri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borders |
Black Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sea of Azov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedBy | Isthmus of Perekop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Ukrainian mainland ⓘ |
| contains |
Sevastopol
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Simferopol NERFINISHED ⓘ Yalta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate |
Mediterranean-influenced
ⓘ
temperate ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineOn |
Black Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sea of Azov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDisputedStatus | Crimea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalFeature | Crimean Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole |
center of Greek colonies in the Black Sea
ⓘ
frontier between steppe and maritime civilizations ⓘ |
| hasKeyPort | Sevastopol naval base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorEconomicActivities |
maritime trade
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ viticulture ⓘ |
| hasModernName | Crimea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance |
control of Black Sea access
ⓘ
naval operations in the Black Sea ⓘ trade routes in the Black Sea ⓘ |
| historicalNameOf | Crimean Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Tauric Chersonese
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taurica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Black Sea region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | northern coast of the Black Sea ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Tauri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eastern Europe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Black Sea coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasIncorporatedInto | Ukrainian SSR in 1954 ⓘ |
| wasKnownTo |
Ancient Greeks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ancient Romans NERFINISHED ⓘ Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasPartOf |
Russian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasSiteOf | Crimean War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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