Tarkhankut peninsula ( Tarkhankut ; Ukrainian: Tarkhankutsky pivostriv , Crimean-Tat. Tarhan Qut yarımadası, Tarkhan Kut yarymadasy ) - a peninsula that forms the western tip of the Crimea , washed by the Black Sea (from the north - Karkinit .
| Tarkhankut Peninsula | |
|---|---|
| Ukrainian Tarkhankutsky p_vostrіv , Crimean-Tat. Tarhan qut yarımadası | |
 On the west coast of Tarhankut | |
| Location | |
| Water area | Black Sea |
| A country |
|
The names of the peninsula are usually explained by the origin from Tarkhan Kut , where the Crimean Tat. Tarkhan - a territory, a place exempted from taxes (in the XV-XVIII centuries, the lands of the western Crimea were exempted from taxes , which was confirmed by "Tarkhan letters"), and Ukrainian. kut is the angle. [2]
Content
Geography
The extreme western tip of the peninsula is Cape Priboyniy (until 1953 it bore the Tatar name Karamrun - “Black Cape”), which is the westernmost point of the Crimean peninsula. Also in the southwest of the Tarkhankut Peninsula is Cape Tarkhankut .
The relief of Tarkhankut is elevated, most of it is occupied by the Tarkhankut Upland (Melova Uval, 179 m), composed of limestones . The lowest point is the water edge of lakes (for example, Yarylgach) -0.4 m. The shores are mostly abrasive (steep), but there are also accumulative ones (sandy beaches). Permanent rivers are absent, there are temporary streams - the rupture of numerous beams. In the estuarine sections of the beams there are lakes (the largest in area is Donuzlav ), separated from the sea by low bunches . The interspersed lakes of Donuzlav and Panskoe were excavated, turning the lake into a technogenic bay.
The vegetation is steppe , feather-grass, fescue, cereal, forbs, there are shrubs in the beams. Large areas are occupied by agricultural land, including orchards, vineyards and pastures. To preserve nature, the Tarkhankutsky Nature Park (Beautiful Harbor) , the Donuzlav and Atlesh landscape and recreational parks, the Balka Bolshoy Kastel tract, the Dzhangulsky landslide coast sanctuaries, the Steppe plot on the Tarkhankutsky peninsula , the Coastal aquatic complex near Atlesh Cape , and the Coastal Dzhazhnezhulsky aqualny aquatic complex the coast .
Population
Tarkhankut is the least populated part of Crimea. The main settlements are the urban-type village of Chernomorskoe , the villages of Krasnoselskoye, Olenevka , Okunevka , Maryino , Mezhvodnoe and others.
Attractions
On the territory of the Tarkhankut Peninsula there are remains of ancient Greek settlements, the largest of which is the ancient Greek polis Kalos-Limen , Scythian burial grounds. At Cape Tarkhankut there is an ancient lighthouse 42 m high, built of white Inkerman limestone in 1816 [3] . A famous natural monument is the Dzhangulsk landslide coast with numerous bizarre rocks, landslides and talus, located near the village of Olenevka .
The coast of the peninsula is famous among tourists; The steep banks of western Tarhankut are popular with diving enthusiasts.
See also
- Karadzhinsky bay
Notes
- ↑ This geographical feature is located on the territory of the Crimean Peninsula , most of which is the subject of territorial disagreements between Russia , which controls the disputed territory, and Ukraine , within the borders of which the disputed territory is recognized by the international community. According to the federal structure of Russia , the subjects of the Russian Federation are located in the disputed territory of Crimea - the Republic of Crimea and the city of federal significance Sevastopol . According to the administrative division of Ukraine , the regions of Ukraine are located in the disputed territory of Crimea - the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city with special status Sevastopol .
- ↑ Tarkhan kut. Under the rule of the crown.
- ↑ I will not betray Tarhankut
Sources
- Tarkhankut Peninsula - article from the Great Soviet Encyclopedia .
- Tarkhankut Peninsula on the website of the Institute of Geography of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- Book of records of Crimea