Arabat Fortress

Arabat Fortress
Crimea
Arabat Fortress. Painting by Carlo Bossoli, 1856 (the last year of the Crimean War)
A corner of the fortress, 2010
Arabat Fortress is located in Crimea
Arabat Fortress
Arabat Fortress
Coordinates45°17′45″N 35°28′42″E / 45.29583°N 35.47833°E / 45.29583; 35.47833
Site information
Open to
the public
yes
Conditionruins
Site history
Builtsecond half of the 17th century
MaterialsStone
Map

The Arabat Fortress, built in the 17th century by the Ottoman army,[1] stands at the southernmost part of the Arabat Spit.[2] Its purpose was to guard the spit and Crimea from invasions.[3] It was in use, with intermissions, until the Crimean War of 1853–1856.

  1. ^ Guillaume Le Vasseur de Beauplan (1660). Description d'Ukranie (in French).
  2. ^ Arabat Foretress Archived 2014-03-23 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  3. ^ Semenov, p.111