Turkish Wall at Perekop

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The Turkish Wall at Perekop was a historic fortified earthwork and defensive line across the Perekop Isthmus in Crimea, long used to control access to the peninsula.

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Turkish Wall at Perekop canonical 1
Turkish rampart at Perekop 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defensive line
fortified earthwork
military fortification
alsoKnownAs Or Qapi fortifications
Perekop fortifications
linked to: Perekop

Turkish rampart at Perekop
associatedWithPeople Crimean Tatars
Ottoman military engineers
Russian imperial army
builtFor border defense of Crimean Khanate
controls land access to Crimea from mainland
countryDuringConstruction Crimean Khanate
currentCondition partly preserved
follows Perekop Isthmus
linked to: Isthmus of Perekop
function barrier to invading armies
border fortification
hasCategory Fortifications in Ukraine
Military history of Crimea
hasPart ditch
earth rampart
fortified positions
heritageStatus regional cultural heritage site
historicalPeriod early modern period
locatedIn Crimea
Perekop Isthmus
linked to: Isthmus of Perekop

Ukraine
locatedOn Isthmus of Perekop
materialUsed earth
timber
nearbySettlement Perekop
nearbyWaterBody Black Sea
Karkinit Bay
Syvash
partOf Crimean defensive system
purpose control access to Crimea
defense of Crimean Peninsula
significantFor Crimean Tatar history
Ottoman–Russian conflicts
linked to: Russo-Turkish Wars

defense of Perekop Isthmus
strategicImportance key land gateway to Crimea
terrainFeature cross-isthmus barrier
usedBy Crimean Khanate
Ottoman Empire
Russian Empire
Soviet Union
usedInConflict Crimean campaigns of the Russian Empire
linked to: Russo-Turkish Wars

Russian Civil War
Russo-Turkish wars
linked to: Russo-Turkish Wars

World War II

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Turkish Wall at Perekop alsoKnownAs Turkish rampart at Perekop
linked to: Turkish Wall at Perekop