Taman Peninsula

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geographical region peninsula

The Taman Peninsula is a region in southern Russia between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, known for its strategic location, ports, and historical role as a crossroads between Europe and Asia.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Taman	2
Taman Peninsula (distant view)	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical region ⓘ peninsula ⓘ
administrativeDistrict	Temryuksky District ⓘ
borderedBy	Black Sea ⓘ Sea of Azov ⓘ
connectedBy	Crimean Bridge vicinity (road and rail link across Kerch Strait) ⓘ
connectedTo	Crimea ⓘ surface form: Crimean Peninsula
country	Russia ⓘ
geopoliticalRole	key node in Black Sea–Azov Sea logistics ⓘ strategic military area for Russia ⓘ
hasClimate	temperate continental ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity	agriculture ⓘ fishing ⓘ maritime transport ⓘ oil and gas export ⓘ tourism ⓘ
hasFeature	mud volcanoes ⓘ salt lakes ⓘ
hasLandscape	coastal lowlands ⓘ steppe ⓘ
hasPort	Port of Taman ⓘ Port of Taman ⓘ surface form: Temryuk port area
hasStrait	Kerch Strait ⓘ
hasTown	Tambolaka ⓘ surface form: Taman
historicalInhabitants	Greeks ⓘ surface form: Ancient Greeks Cossacks ⓘ Khazar Khaganate ⓘ surface form: Khazars Cumans ⓘ surface form: Kipchaks Sarmatians ⓘ Scythia ⓘ surface form: Scythians
historicalRegion	Tmutarakan ⓘ
knownFor	historical crossroads between Europe and Asia ⓘ oil and gas infrastructure ⓘ ports ⓘ transport hubs ⓘ
locatedIn	Krasnodar Krai NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Russia ⓘ surface form: Southern Russia
locatedOn	eastern shore of Kerch Strait ⓘ
partOf	North Caucasus ⓘ surface form: North Caucasus region
separates	Black Sea ⓘ Sea of Azov ⓘ
strategicImportance	control of access between Black Sea and Sea of Azov ⓘ transport corridor between Europe and Asia ⓘ
wasPartOf	Bosporan Kingdom ⓘ Khazar Khaganate ⓘ Kievan Rus sphere of influence ⓘ Ottoman Empire influence zone ⓘ Russian Empire ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kingdom of the Bosporus → archaeologicalSite → Taman Peninsula ⓘ

this entity surface form: Taman

World War II battles on the Kerch Peninsula → associatedWith → Taman Peninsula ⓘ

Crimean Bridge → connects → Taman Peninsula ⓘ

Kerch Strait → hasNearbyCity → Taman Peninsula ⓘ

this entity surface form: Taman

Kingdom of the Bosporus → locatedIn → Taman Peninsula ⓘ

Crimean Bridge → openingCeremonyLocation → Taman Peninsula ⓘ

Kerch Strait → separates → Taman Peninsula ⓘ

Mount Mithridat → viewIncludes → Taman Peninsula ⓘ

this entity surface form: Taman Peninsula (distant view)