| Arabat Fortress | |
|---|---|
| Crimea | |
 Arabat Fortress. Painting by Carlo Bossoli, 1856 (the last year of the Crimean War) | |
 A corner of the fortress, 2010 | |
.jpg)  Arabat Fortress | |
| Coordinates | 45°17′45″N 35°28′42″E / 45.29583°N 35.47833°E |
| Site information | |
| Open to the public | yes |
| Condition | ruins |
| Site history | |
| Built | second half of the 17th century |
| Materials | Stone |
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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.
- ^ Guillaume Le Vasseur de Beauplan (1660). Description d'Ukranie (in French).
- ^ Arabat Foretress Archived 2014-03-23 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- ^ Semenov, p.111