Kerch
city in Ukraine, Crimea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kerch is a city in Crimea, Ukraine. It is in the Kerch Peninsula. About 149,566 people lived there in 2017.
Kerch
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city | |
 Kerch. Obelisk of Glory on Mount Mithridates | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 45°21′43″N 36°28′16″E | |
| Country | Ukraine (occupied by Russia) |
| Republic | Crimea1 |
| Region | Kerch City Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 108 km2 (42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 149,566 |
| • Density | 1,464.49/km2 (3,793.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 |
| Postal code | 298300 – 298399 |
| Area code | +7-36561 |
| Former name(s) | Panticapaeum, Bosporus, Vosporo, Korchev, Cerchio |
| Sister cities | Mogilev, Smolensk, Çanakkale, Oryol, Odintsovo, Sochi |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | горсовет-керчь.рф (de facto) |
| 1 Autonomous Republic of Crimea (de jure) or Republic of Crimea (de facto), depending on jurisdiction. | |
Kerch began as a colony in ancient Greece about 2,600 years ago. In 1790, the Turkish navy was defeated by the Russian navy during the Battle of Kerch Strait.[1] In World War II, the Red Army and the Axis fought there during the Battle of the Kerch Peninsula.
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