In the very north of the Crimean peninsula, the legendary Perekop rampart with a deep moat is located - a unique monument of fortification, stretching across the entire isthmus a few kilometers north of the city of Armyansk. Once upon a time, a deep ditch connected the Karkinit Bay of the Black Sea with the Sea of Azov (now these are only lakes left from the sea - Sivash, or "rotten sea"). The perekospky shaft stretched for - 8475 m, the width at the base is more than 15 meters, the height from the bottom of the ditch is 18-20 m. A ditch 20 m wide and 10 m deep adjoins the shaft. merchant ships pass from the Black Sea to the Sea of Azov, however, over the centuries, the depth of both seas in the isthmus region
… has become minimal, and now the shaft will not be able to play the role of the "Suet Canal". Perekop shaft - the main gate of the Crimea, thoroughly destroyed by time and wars, does not look as impregnable as before, but to this day it amazes with its scale. Read completely ↓