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Cufut Qale Cave City
Cufut Qale (Chufut Kale) – is one of the cave cities of Crimea, situated near Bakhchisaray. You can get there by going through the Holy Dormition Monastery. In the Crimean Tatar language the name of the cave means a Jewish fortress. The Karaites
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Chorna Mogyla (Black Grave) in Chernigiv
The Chorna Mogyla was the first burial mound of the pre-Christian Rus state that was excavated in Chernigiv in 1872. Those types of burials were very common on the territory of pagan Rus and were analogous to the Egyptian pyramids. Some of the Old
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Shevchenko Park in Rivne
Walking and enjoying the historical monuments in Rivne, do not forget to visit a park named in honor of Taras Shevchenko. Locals and visitors thank the former owners of the city - Polish magnates Lubomirski for its appearance in the center of the
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Fortress Calamita
The Principality of Theodoro (a small principality in the south-west of Crimea from the 13th through 15th centuries). Fortress Calamita was one of the major defense facilities. It was situated on the east bank of the Chornaya River on the plateau of the
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Karaite Kenesa in Evpatoria
Among the peoples who inhabit the Crimea today, are the Karaites. There are no greater than 2000 Karaites in the world. The history of this people is intricate and full of persecutions, prosperity and almost complete decline. Fortunately, the
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Mergeleva Ridge
Mergeleva Ridge is the ancient mystical and religious place associated with the pagan beliefs of ancient Slavic people. This is one of the most unique places located in the Luhansk region, near the village Stepanovka (on the hill in the field). This
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Narrow Gauge Railway in the Carpathians
Ukrainian village Kolochiva in Transcarpathia is known for the only one in Ukraine and CIS countries operating narrow gauge railroad. The route of the narrow gauge railway is located in the museum complex "Old Village". The narrow-gauge railroad of the
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Forged sculpture park in Donetsk
Donbass has been famous for its blacksmiths from old times and to our days, the masters of forged art by combining ancient traditions with modern, surprisingly show the subtlety and finesse of their work. Every year, Donetsk holds the festival of "Park
Read more...2011-11-04 Comments rating:
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Emine-Bair-Khosar is one of the most beautiful caves in Europe
Emine-Bair-Khosar is located in Crimea 15 km from the village of Zarechnoye in the territory of the Crimean Natural Reserve (Ukraine) on the north side of Mount Chatyr Dag on the lower plateau at an altitude of 1000 meters and is one of the most
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Salt Mines in Ukraine: Soledar
Soledar salt caves located in Donetsk region. Historians suggest that even before our era people could get this vital mineral by evaporation of salt brine art the Bahmutskiy lakes located on the later Artemovsk site explored deposits of rock salt.
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